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Kuwait’s #coops rack up $3bn in sales, says sector apex, as government denies privatisation rumours
Kuwait’s co-ops rack up $3bn in sales amid privatisation rumours
Kuwait’s Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies has highlighted the importance of co-ops to the national economy
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December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Kuwait’s #coops rack up $3bn in sales, says sector apex, as government denies privatisation rumours
News co-op Leicester Gazette has launched its print edition to provide a community-owned alternative to legacy newspapers.
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Leicester news co-op launches first print edition
News co-op Leicester Gazette has launched its print edition to provide a community-owned alternative to legacy newspapers
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December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
News co-op Leicester Gazette has launched its print edition to provide a community-owned alternative to legacy newspapers.
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Lincolnshire Co-op partners with local hospital on ‘hygiene bank’ #coops #healthcare
Lincolnshire Co-op partners with local hospital on ‘hygiene bank'
Lincolnshire Co-op is working with Lincoln County Hospital to help patients have regular access to sanitary and toiletry products
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December 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Lincolnshire Co-op partners with local hospital on ‘hygiene bank’ #coops #healthcare
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Looking to do your #Christmas shopping? Here's part two of our ethical gift guide, with items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-op Heritage Trust
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Ethical Christmas gift guide for co-operators: part 2
Part two of our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide includes a range of items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-operative Heritage Trust
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December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looking to do your #Christmas shopping? Here's part two of our ethical gift guide, with items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-op Heritage Trust
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Europeans recognise the value of the #socialeconomy and strongly endorse policies to develop it, Eurobarometer poll finds
Europeans overwhelmingly support the social economy, poll finds
Europeans recognise the value of the social economy and strongly endorse policies aimed at developing the sector, study finds
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December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Europeans recognise the value of the #socialeconomy and strongly endorse policies to develop it, Eurobarometer poll finds
Cuts to the #EU Common Agricultural Policy budget could pose a ‘severe’ risk to agri #coops, says Irish sector apex ICOS
#coops #agriculture #Europe
#coops #agriculture #Europe
EU’s CAP plan ‘jeopardises’ Irish farming co-ops, warns co-op apex
Irish Co-operative Organisation Society warns proposed cuts to the EU agri budget could hit farm incomes and ‘jeopardise’ co-ops
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December 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Cuts to the #EU Common Agricultural Policy budget could pose a ‘severe’ risk to agri #coops, says Irish sector apex ICOS
#coops #agriculture #Europe
#coops #agriculture #Europe
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Together, our 400+ user, worker and investor members co-own and co-create the future of this business. Being a co-owner means you have a real say in how we're run, what we do and how we grow. One member, one vote.
Together, our 400+ user, worker and investor members co-own and co-create the future of this business. Being a co-owner means you have a real say in how we're run, what we do and how we grow. One member, one vote.
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Did you know you can JOIN US and be a member of Signalise?
Together, our 400+ user, worker and investor members co-own and co-create the future of this business. Being a co-owner means you have a real say in how we're run, what we do and how we grow. One member, one vote.
Together, our 400+ user, worker and investor members co-own and co-create the future of this business. Being a co-owner means you have a real say in how we're run, what we do and how we grow. One member, one vote.
With #AI handing more power and wealth to #bigtech, can a #coops-led alternative offer better outcomes for people and the planet? Report from the Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul
AI will change the world. Can co-ops give control to the people?
Report from the recent Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul
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December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
With #AI handing more power and wealth to #bigtech, can a #coops-led alternative offer better outcomes for people and the planet? Report from the Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul
Debbie Robinson to take the CEO role after Central and Midcounties #coops merger
Debbie Robinson to take the helm after Central and Midcounties merger
A transitional board has chosen the leadership team for the new co-op formed from the Central and Midcounties merger
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December 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Debbie Robinson to take the CEO role after Central and Midcounties #coops merger
2026 inductees revealed for US #Cooperative Hall of Fame #coops
2026 inductees revealed for US Cooperative Hall of Fame
The US Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is set to induct five co-operative leaders to its Hall of Fame in late 2026
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December 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
2026 inductees revealed for US #Cooperative Hall of Fame #coops
UK Future #Coops conference, 27-28 February, will focus on how collective action and #cooperatives can “deliver real power at a local level” against the backdrop of the rising #farright
Future Co-ops to explore community building to defeat the far right
Future Co-ops conference has been confirmed for February with a focus on how co-ops can empower communities and stave off the far right
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December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
UK Future #Coops conference, 27-28 February, will focus on how collective action and #cooperatives can “deliver real power at a local level” against the backdrop of the rising #farright
Welsh co-op development agency @cwmpas.bsky.social wins for stakeholder engagement tool at Institute for Collaborative Working Awards
#coops #community #Wales
#coops #community #Wales
Welsh co-op development agency Cwmpas scores at ICW Awards
Start Something Good, a collaboration tool from Cwmpas, has won the Industry to Industry Award from the Institute for Collaborative Working
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December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Welsh co-op development agency @cwmpas.bsky.social wins for stakeholder engagement tool at Institute for Collaborative Working Awards
#coops #community #Wales
#coops #community #Wales
#Coops training courses in Preston, UK – for creatives and female cooks – given official recognition
Co-op training courses in Preston given official recognition
Two co-operative projects in Preston have been recognised by the city for their efforts helping entrepreneurs
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December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#Coops training courses in Preston, UK – for creatives and female cooks – given official recognition
Copenhagen Municipality to support #housing #cooperative buyout at Skotland Plads estate on Amager
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Copenhagen Municipality to support new housing co-operative
Tenants of the Skotland Plads estate on Amager, Copenhagen, are set to vote on a new co-operative housing association,
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December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Copenhagen Municipality to support #housing #cooperative buyout at Skotland Plads estate on Amager
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Looking to do your #Christmas shopping? Here's part two of our ethical gift guide, with items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-op Heritage Trust
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Ethical Christmas gift guide for co-operators: part 2
Part two of our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide includes a range of items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-operative Heritage Trust
www.thenews.coop
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looking to do your #Christmas shopping? Here's part two of our ethical gift guide, with items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-op Heritage Trust
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Check out the #coops and CICs celebrated at Social Enterprise UK’s Festival of Hope
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#socents #neweconomy
Co-ops and CICs celebrated at Social Enterprise UK’s Festival of Hope
A number of co-ops and community interest companies (CIC) have picked up prizes at the Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) Awards
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December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Check out the #coops and CICs celebrated at Social Enterprise UK’s Festival of Hope
#socents #neweconomy
#socents #neweconomy
Expanded robot tech at logistics centre, electronic shelf edge labelling, in-store digital comm screens: latest #retail innovations at Co-op Norway #coops
Coop Norway expands robot tech at its Oslo logistics centre
New logistics technology, electronic shelf edge labelling and digital communication screen rollouts for Coop Norway
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December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
With #bereavement #education added to curriculum, England's Central Co-op and funeral director John Adams issue white paper guidance for policymakers and educators
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Central Co-op releases white paper on bereavement education
Central Co-op document on bereavement education includes guidance and evidence for educators, policymakers and the funeral profession
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December 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
With #bereavement #education added to curriculum, England's Central Co-op and funeral director John Adams issue white paper guidance for policymakers and educators
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#coops
'Our vision is to support the doubling of the #cooperative and #mutual #economy in #Australia'
Melina Morrison of the Business Council of #Coops and #Mutuals on the national sector impact report
Melina Morrison of the Business Council of #Coops and #Mutuals on the national sector impact report
Australia's top 100 co-ops post $47.7bn in revenue, says apex report
The first Impact Report from the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals found the co-ops employ more than 94,000 people
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December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
'Our vision is to support the doubling of the #cooperative and #mutual #economy in #Australia'
Melina Morrison of the Business Council of #Coops and #Mutuals on the national sector impact report
Melina Morrison of the Business Council of #Coops and #Mutuals on the national sector impact report
Australia’s top 100 #coops and #mutuals post $47.7bn in revenue, says sector impact report from apex BCCM
Australia's top 100 co-ops post $47.7bn in revenue, says apex report
The first Impact Report from the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals found the co-ops employ more than 94,000 people
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December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New Zealand’s Co-op Bank pays customers $7.225m over excessive fees, following Commerce Commission investigation
New Zealand's Co-op Bank pays customers $7.225m over excessive fees
New Zealand’s Co-op Bank has admitted breaches of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act and repaid customers NZ$7.225m
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December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New Zealand’s Co-op Bank pays customers $7.225m over excessive fees, following Commerce Commission investigation
Obituary: Alban D’Amours, former director of the International #Cooperative Alliance and president of Desjardins Group
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In memory of Alban D’Amours
The global co-operative movement is remembering Alban D’Amours, the former International Cooperative Alliance director who died on 9 November 2025, aged 85. Born on 9 July 1940 in Sainte-Françoise, Qu...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Obituary: Alban D’Amours, former director of the International #Cooperative Alliance and president of Desjardins Group
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#coops
Western Australian grain co-op CBH Group sells 50% stake in south east Asia's Interflour $169m as it looks to focus on domestic growth plan
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CBH Group sells 50% Interflour stake for $169m
Australian agri co-op CBH Group has sold its 50% stake in southeast Asian grain processor Interflour Group for AU$169m
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December 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Western Australian grain co-op CBH Group sells 50% stake in south east Asia's Interflour $169m as it looks to focus on domestic growth plan
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#coops
International Year of #Cooperatives closes at World Summit for Social Development, with #coops recognised as social and solidarity economy leaders and UN considering an IYC every 10 years
International Year closes at World Summit for Social Development
The closing event of the International Year of Cooperatives, held at Doha, celebrated 12 months of co-operative action and activity
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December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
International Year of #Cooperatives closes at World Summit for Social Development, with #coops recognised as social and solidarity economy leaders and UN considering an IYC every 10 years