For the culmination of the UN International Year of Co-operatives, we are delighted to be welcoming the worldwide Co-operative Movement to the North West of England, the home of The Co-operative Group since 1863 and the birthplace of the modern Co-operative Movement. In 2013 we will celebrate our 150th birthday. It will be a moment […]

The Co-operative Group is the UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers. It is the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, the leading convenience store operator and a major financial services provider, operating The Co-operative Bank, Britannia and The Co-operative Insurance. Among its other businesses are the number […]