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The Co-operative Group
British group of retail businesses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Co-operative Wholesale Society" redirects here. For general information on organisations of this name, see Co-operative wholesale society.
The Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op and formerly known as the Co-operative Wholesale Society, is a British consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses, including grocery retail and wholesale, legal services, funerals and insurance, and social enterprise.[3]
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Formerly | Co-operative Wholesale Society |
Company type | Consumer co-operative |
Industry | Retail, wholesale, legal, funerals, insurance, social enterprise |
Founded | 11 August 1863; 160 years ago (11 August 1863) in Manchester[1] |
Headquarters | Manchester, England |
Number of locations | 3,160 (2023) |
Key people | Debbie White[2] (Group Chair) Shirine Khoury-Haq (Group Chief Executive) Matt Hood (Food Managing Director) |
Services | Food Wholesale Funerals Legal Insurance |
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Number of employees | 56,465 (2023) |
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Website | co-operative |
Footnotes / references 2023 Annual Report |
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The group has its headquarters located at One Angel Square in Manchester, England. The Group also manages the Co-operative Federal Trading Services, formerly the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG).