As the world unites to commemorate International Women’s Day 2025 under the theme ‘Accelerate Action’, Ensign Cooperative proudly joins the global movement to drive meaningful progress toward gender parity.
The Business Support for Co‑ops programme, a partnership between Co-operatives UK and the Co-op Bank, has given direct support to 500 co-ops in nine years, a report reveals.
The co-op is looking to raise £700,000, with members of the community invited to invest from as little as £50 for a stake in the co-operative. NLCE says the offer has an expected return of 5%.
Community retailer Lincolnshire Co-op has hailed “a positive year of trading” in its results for the year to 7 September, with growth of 6.1% bringing the society’s turnover (sales excluding VAT) to £375.6m.
The acquisition of the Co-op Bank by the Coventry Building Society, which will return it to the mutual sector, has been given regulatory approval. Under the deal, the bank will continue to operate as a separate business for some time after completion