Tamworth Co-operative Society

Tamworth Co-operative Society Limited is a small independent consumer co-operative, founded in Staffordshire in 1886, with an annual turnover in excess of £23m.

Arising from a sense of fair play, a meeting was held at the Victoria Road schoolroom in Tamworth on 13 November 1886, where it was proposed that "a co-operative society be formed in Tamworth". The motion was unanimously carried and the society began trading from a modest rented cottage on 10 December. It celebrated its centenary in 1986, when membership passed the 35,000 mark.[1]

Tamworth Co-op is a registered Industrial and Provident Society,[2] democratically controlled by its members. It is a member of Co-operatives UK, The Co-operative Group and the Federal Retail and Trading Services food buying group.

The society currently comprises a large town centre department store,[3] a modern supermarket, 11 convenience stores and eight funeral service locations. It also operates five post office branches.

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References

  1. ↑ Our Roots Tamworth Co-operative Society (retrieved 1 September 2018)
  2. ↑ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 2582R
  3. ↑ Reid, Nick Dorothy Perkins among new high-street retailers to open in Tamworth – just in time for Christmas Birmingham Mail, 3 November 2017
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