The Co-operative Food facts for kids
The Co-operative Food, sometimes simply known as the Co-op, is a brand used by the supermarket divisions of several consumer co-operatives in the United Kingdom, with The Co-operative Group being the largest most well known user. Co-operatives are businesses which are ultimately owned by their customer-members and staff-members with each member having an equal say in the business is run. Members elect the board and may vote on the strategic decisions of the business but are not usually involved in its day-to-day operations. Members also receive a percent of the company's earnings each year as a 'Dividend'.
The Co-operative Group purchased Somerfield in early 2009 and encorporated it into The Co-operative Food branding.
Images for kids
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Co-op self-service grocers in London in 1933.
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Co-op supermarket in Ackworth, West Yorkshire in 1990s-2000s branding.
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A Co-op branch at the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus, bearing the revived 1968 'Cloverleaf' branding.
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