LC control no. | n 2003032804 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Co-operative Group (Great Britain) |
Variant(s) | Co-op (Great Britain) Co-operative Group CWS (Great Britain) |
See also | Absorbed corporate body: United Co-operatives (Great Britain) Predecessor: Co-operative Wholesale Society (Great Britain) |
Beginning date | 2001 |
Associated country | Great Britain England |
Located | Manchester (England) |
Field of activity | Groceries Retail trade Stores, Retail Financial services industry Undertakers and undertaking |
Found in | Its 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 language | eng |