The Co-operative Group
| Co-op | |
| Formerly | Co-operative Wholesale Society |
| Company type | Consumer co-operative |
| Industry | Retail (convenience stores), wholesale, legal, funerals, insurance, social enterprise |
| Founded | 11 August 1863 in Manchester |
| Headquarters | Manchester, England |
Number of locations | 3,160 (2023) |
Key people | Debbie White (group chair) Shirine Khoury-Haq (group chief executive) Matt Hood (Food Managing Director) |
| Services | Retail (convenience stores) Wholesale Funerals Legal Insurance |
| Revenue | £11.3 billion (2023) |
| £97 million (2023) | |
| £3 million (2023) | |
| Members | 5 million active members (2023) |
Number of employees | 56,465 (2023) |
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| Website | co-operative |
| Footnotes / references 2023 Annual Report | |
The Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op and formerly known as the Co-operative Wholesale Society, is a British consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses, including grocery retail and wholesale, legal services, funerals and insurance, and social enterprise.
The group has its headquarters located at One Angel Square in Manchester, England. The Group also manages the Co-operative Federal Trading Services, formerly the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG).