Clydebank Co-operative Society facts for kids
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| Consumer Co-operative | |
| Industry | Retailing Funerals Post offices |
| Founded | 1881 |
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Scotland, UK
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Area served
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Clydebank |
| Revenue | £14.1 million (FY 2022/23) |
The Clydebank Co-operative Society Limited is a special kind of business called a consumers' co-operative. It's the smallest one in Scotland and is based in the town of Clydebank, which is close to Glasgow.
A co-operative is different from a regular company because it's owned and controlled by its members, who are often its customers. The Clydebank Co-op is one of only three consumer co-operative retail groups left in Scotland that hasn't joined a bigger national group. The other two are Scotmid and The Co-operative Group.
The Clydebank Co-op started way back in 1881. Even though it's a co-operative, it's not a member of Co-operatives UK, which is a big group for co-ops in the United Kingdom. However, when it first began, it joined the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society. Before World War II, a well-known community leader named Jenny Hyslop helped organize the society.
Until 2013, the Clydebank Co-op bought its products through a group called the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG). This group was managed by The Co-operative Group, which is the modern version of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society. The Co-operative Group also manages the well-known Co-operative brand you might see in stores.
In 2013 and 2014, the Clydebank Co-op decided to change how it bought its products. It left the CRTG and started buying from a local wholesaler called JW Filshill. Because of this new partnership, the six Clydebank Co-op stores also started using Filshill's KeyStore brand alongside their own.
Clydebank Co-op Stores
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As of 2015, the Clydebank Co-op runs seven food stores. These stores vary in size. The biggest one is on Dunn Street in Dalmuir, and it's about 6,500 square feet. The smallest store is on Great Western Road & Sylvania Way South in Clydebank, which is about 1,800 square feet.
Here are the locations of their food stores:
- Great Western Road, Knightswood
- Faifley Road, Faifley
- Sylvania Way South, Clydebank
- Kilbowie Road, Clydebank
- Dunn Street, Dalmuir
- Duntocher Road, Parkhall
In 2014, the co-op closed its food store in Hardgate. This meant they had six food stores instead of seven. However, the Hardgate store later reopened as a Co-op/KeyStore More and is still open for business today.
See also
- British co-operative movement
