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Co-operative Group (Great Britain)

LC control no.n 2003032804
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingCo-operative Group (Great Britain)
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Variant(s)Co-op (Great Britain)
Co-operative Group CWS (Great Britain)
See alsoAbsorbed corporate body: United Co-operatives (Great Britain)
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Predecessor: Co-operative Wholesale Society (Great Britain)
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Beginning date2001
Associated countryGreat Britain England
LocatedManchester (England)
Field of activityGroceries Retail trade Stores, Retail Financial services industry Undertakers and undertaking
Found inIts Web site, Nov. 6, 2003 (in 1863 a group of retail societies registered the North of England Co-operative Society; in 1872 the group became the Co-operative Wholesale Society; in 1973 the SCWS (Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society) merged with CWS; in 2000 CWS and CRS [Co-operative Retail Services] merged; in 2001 the society changed its name to the Co-operative Group)
Annual report, 2000: (Co-operative Group CWS)
Annual report & accounts 2010: p. 11 (in 2007, the United Co-operatives merged into the Co-operative Group)
Customer insights 2010, 2010: PDF, p. 1 (Co-op food and grocery)
Wikipedia, viewed 30 Mar. 2017 (The Co-operative Group; commonly known as the Co-op; British consumer co-operative with a diverse family of retail businesses including food retail, financial services and funeralcare; headquarters: One Angel Square, Manchester)
Associated languageeng