Everything about The Midlands Co-operative Society totally explained
The
Midlands Co-operative Society (or
Midlands Co-op) is a large
consumer co-operative in the
United Kingdom. Since the merger of
United Co-operatives and
The Co-operative Group in 2007, it's now the second-largest such Society in the UK.
As its name suggests, the Society operates predominately in the
Midlands of
England.
History
The Society can be traced back to the
Derby Co-operative Society which, in 1854, was one of the first
co-operatives in the Midlands. In 1969 a number of
Leicestershire societies merged to form the Leicestershire Retail Co-operative Society Limited. Similar circumstances occurred in 1985 across
Derbyshire,
Staffordshire and
Birmingham forming the Central Midlands Society. In 1995 the boards of the Leicestershire Retail and Central Midlands Societies, which were financially sound and trading profitably, agreed to merge. Since 1854, 72 separate mergers between different societies have been undertaken to form today's Midlands Co-op.
More recently, the
Chesterfield and
Ilkeston Co-ops both merged with the Society in 2006 and
Raunds Co-operative Society merged in 2007.
Trading activities
Food retailing
The Society operates 189 food stores throughout its trading area. It has
superstores,
supermarkets as well as
convenience stores.
Travel agency
With the transfer of Ilkeston's travel business the Society now has a large portfolio of over 100 travel agencies. These agencies currently have two formats: the traditional Midlands' 'Co-op Travel' and 'Ilkeston Co-op Travel'.
Funerals
The Society operates from 80 funeral homes throughout the region.
Non-food retailing
Unlike many Co-operatives, the Society maintains a number of non-food stores. These consist of six department stores in
Chesterfield,
Coalville,
Derby, Ilkeston,
Stafford and
Wigston. It has further non-food stores, which don't sell clothes, at Kettering,
Tyseley and
Eastwood.
Automotive
The Society operates five car and light-commercial vehicle servicing garages and
MoT testing stations in Birmingham, Leicester,
Loughborough,
Melton Mowbray and
Alfreton. It also has a single
Suzuki car franchise in
Kettering.
Further Information
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