What is a Co-operative?

A business owned by its members.

A co-operative is a different kind of business. The Co-op is owned by individual members and other co-ops, not big investors, and their members get a chance to have a say in how they’re run.

Profits mean members receive money, rewards and offers and a co-op can support its local community.

A world of co-ops

They’re everywhere. Big, small, medium. All over the globe, in every industry.

You can find out more about co-ops around the world at the International Co-operative Alliance.

Destined to be different since 1844.

The Co-op Group has its origins in the co-operative consumer societies started by the Rochdale Pioneers.

In 1863, independent co-op societies formed The Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS). They provided products to sell in hundreds of Co-op stores.

Over the next century, CWS went through many changes and eventually became The Co-operative Group.

This short video (2 minutes 53 seconds) tells the history of our Co-op.

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The information gathered in producing this website to promote Mapplewell and Darton East Ward’s success and support all businesses and community groups in the area, has been done in good faith using any information available to us through our basic research. As a result errors and omissions may occur from time to time or information can become out of date. To correct any errors, to update our records, to add additional information, to remove a business or group or for any other reason please email: mappvillagehall@yahoo.co.uk and your request will be dealt with promptly. Similarly, we are always keen to add new entries and keep our ‘what’s on’ guide relevant to a changing community.