The Co-operative Group

"Co-operative Wholesale Society" redirects here. For general information on organisations of this name, see Co-operative wholesale society.

Co-operative Group Limited
Co-op
FormerlyCo-operative Wholesale Society
Company typeConsumer co-operative
IndustryRetail (convenience stores), wholesale, legal, funerals, insurance, social enterprise
Founded11 August 1863; 161 years ago (11 August 1863) in Manchester[1]
HeadquartersManchester, England, UK
Number of locations
3,160 (2023)
Key people
Debbie White[2]
(Group chair)
Shirine Khoury-Haq
(Group Chief Executive)
Matt Hood
(Food Managing Director)
ServicesRetail (convenience stores)
Wholesale
Funerals
Legal
Insurance
RevenueDecrease £11.3 billion (2023)
Increase £97 million (2023)
Decrease £3 million (2023)
MembersIncrease 5 million active members (2023)
Number of employees
56,465 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websiteco-operative.coop
Footnotes / references
2023 Annual Report

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]

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).

  1. ^ "Co-operative Group Limited". Financial Conduct Authority.
  2. ^ "Debbie White". The Co-operative. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Membership dashboard". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.