Edition 20060321

Edition Date Title of Article Author Page Keywords
20060321 21/03/2006 Marks calls for a single society Co-op News 1 Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG), single co-operative society, Peter Marks, National Consumer Society Conference (2006)
20060321 21/03/2006 Midlands gain IiP award Co-op News 2 Wilf Lee (pictured), Investors in People, Dave Matson, Midlands Co-op
20060321 21/03/2006 Sector welcomes 'overdue' supermarket investigation Co-op News 2 John Fingleton, The Co-operative Group, David Rae, Office of Fair Trading (OFT), National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), Competition Commission
20060321 21/03/2006 Phone Co-op acquisition Co-op News 2 4Tech Connect Ltd, The Phone Co-op, Connect, Vivian Woodell
20060321 21/03/2006 Bev lives the dream Co-op News 3 Cancer Research UK, United Co-op pharmacy (fundraising)
20060321 21/03/2006 Midcounties make retailing history Co-op News 3 Midcounties Co-operative, John Rogers, finger scanning technology, Bill Laird, Pay By Touch
20060321 21/03/2006 M&F members call for special meeting Co-op News 3 Tom Lees (vote of no confidence), George Cunningham, Financial Services Authority (FSA), Peter Henderson, Musselburgh & Fisherrow Co-op (demutualisation)
20060321 21/03/2006 Southern Co-ops hands out grants Co-op News 3 Southern Co-operatives, Foundation Major Grants Scheme
20060321 21/03/2006 Co-op MP's Tyson protest Co-op News 3 David Lepper MP, Charles Clarke MP, Mike Tyson
20060321 21/03/2006 United reveal record results Co-op News 4 United Co-operatives, trading figures
20060321 21/03/2006 Midlands recruit IT personnel Co-op News 4 Midlands Co-op, Mark Ruttley, Mark Woodyatt
20060321 21/03/2006 Reaching out to the community's needs Co-op News 5 diversity, Funeralcare, Mark State, Co-op Group South East, Black and Minority Ethnic Network (BME)
20060321 21/03/2006 Joined-up co-operation needed, says Middleton Co-op News 7 trading performance, governance structure, Alan Middleton, National Federation of Progressive Co-operators
20060321 21/03/2006 Anglia to take over non-food buying Co-op News 8 department stores, Paul Denham, Anglia Regional Co-operative Society, Bromborough Non-Food Distribution Facility
20060321 21/03/2006 Co-op MP named as Congress President Co-op News 8 Sheffield Co-operative Society, Meg Munn MP, Co-op Congress (2006)
20060321 21/03/2006 ICA's equality call Co-op News 8 Millenium Development Goals, International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), International Women’s Day (2006)
20060321 21/03/2006 Employee ownership needs a push Co-op News 12 Mark Hendrick MP, employee ownership
20060321 21/03/2006 Inquiry says that mutuals perform better than PLCs Co-op News 12 all party parliamentary group - demutualisations, Shaun Tarbuck, Adrian Bailey MP, Standard Life, Association of Mutual Insurers, demutualisation
20060321 21/03/2006 Group increases NI store portfolio Co-op News 12 convenience stores, Northern Ireland Co-op
20060321 21/03/2006 Travel appointment Co-op News 12 Co-op Travel, Midcounties Co-operative, Joe Teixeira
20060321 21/03/2006 Here's to Fairtrade! Co-op News 18 Chelmsford Star Co-op, Pinky Badhan, George Alagiah, Midcounties Co-operative, Dorothy Ormrod, Fairtrade Fortnight (2006)
20060321 21/03/2006 Commission inquiry crucial to Co-op sector Paul Gosling 20 Small Shops Group (Parliamentary), Competition Commission, superstores, New Economics Foundation, Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
20060321 21/03/2006 MEMORY LANE: 50 years ago: 25 years ago: 10 years ago Co-op News 20 Peter Paxton, Leeds Co-op, Northern Ireland
20060321 21/03/2006 School uniforms get fairtrade launch Kevin McGrother 21 organic cotton, Clean Slate, Fairtrade Fortnight (2006), Mark Rogers, fairtrade organic school uniforms
20060321 21/03/2006 Social enterprise brand strategy Co-op News 21 social enterprise brand, Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition (SSEC), Jon Molyneux