Edition 20060321

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