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Central England Co-operative, trading as Central Co-op, is a regional consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom, based in Lichfield and which trades from over 400 sites across the English Midlands and East Anglia. The business is owned and democratically controlled by its members who can stand for election to the board and who also share in ...
Suma Wholefoods (Triangle Wholefoods Collective Ltd) [5] Swann Morton worker co-op; The Co-operative Group has 22 independent consumer co-operatives as corporate members or customer owners, including: Central England Co-operative; Channel Islands Co-operative Society; Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society; East of England Co-operative Society
Since then, other independent co-operatives have joined the reciprocal membership dividend scheme, including Central England Co-operative (merged from Anglia and Midlands who joined in 2008 and 2010 respectively), Southern Co-operative (2009) and Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society (2009).
The CMA has said it will probe the deal which will see Central England Co-op snap up part of the funerals business of rival, the Midcounties Co-op.
In May 2013, following the disposal of Albert Farnell and its last remaining dealerships, The Co-operative Motor Group ceased trading. However, Central England Co-operative continued to operate dealerships, in Lincoln (formerly Advantage Motor Group) and Loughborough (Empress Road Garage Services) under The Co-operative Motor Group name.
The "Co-op" brand is used by over 3,500 shops owned by various societies which make up the co-operative movement, including the Central England Co-operative. A number of co-operative societies including Scotmid and the Lincolnshire Co-operative prefer to use the 1992 'cloverleaf version' of The Co-operative brand. In May 2016, The Co-operative ...
The merger was approved by the Competition Commission in 2011, and the joint venture was 66.5% owned by the Thomas Cook Group, 30% owned by The Co-operative Group and 3.5% owned by the Midlands Co-operative (renamed the Central England Co-operative in 2014). [26] The merger created the UK's largest travel network. [27]
Midlands Co-operative Society Limited was the second largest consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom. [1] It was a registered Industrial and Provident Society, [2] a member of the Co-operative Union, the Co-operative Retail Trading Group and a corporate member of The Co-operative Group (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world.