The Co-operative Group

British retail co-operative
Organization consumer_cooperative Q117202
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The Co-operative Group

Summary

The Co-operative Group is a consumer cooperative[1]. It draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (consumer_cooperative category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Co-operative Group is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • The Co-operative Group's image is recorded as Co-Operative Building, Miller Street, Manchester (11374093533).jpg[4].
  • The Co-operative Group's instance of is recorded as consumer cooperative[5].
  • The Co-operative Group's instance of is recorded as supermarket chain[6].
  • The Co-operative Group's logo image is recorded as The Co-Operative clover leaf logo.svg[7].
  • The Co-operative Group's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[8].
  • The Co-operative Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Shirine Khoury-Haq[9].
  • The Co-operative Group's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147945746[10].
  • The Co-operative Group's GND ID is recorded as 10036958-3[11].
  • The Co-operative Group's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003032804[12].
  • The Co-operative Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Co-op Food[13].
  • The Co-operative Group's child organization or unit is recorded as The Co-operative Funeralcare[14].
  • The Co-operative Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Co-op Insurance[15].
  • The Co-operative Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Co-op Electrical[16].
  • The Co-operative Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Nisa[17].
  • The Co-operative Group's Commons category is recorded as The Co-operative Group[18].
  • The Co-operative Group's industry is recorded as food retail sector[19].
  • The Co-operative Group's industry is recorded as funeral services industry[20].
  • The Co-operative Group's chairperson is recorded as Allan Leighton[21].
  • +1863-08-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Co-operative Group[22].
  • The Co-operative Group's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0516pm[23].
  • The Co-operative Group's location of formation is recorded as Rochdale[24].
  • The Co-operative Group's official website is recorded as https://www.co-operative.coop/[25].
  • The Co-operative Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Co-operative Group[26].
  • The Co-operative Group's described at URL is recorded as https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/the-coop-press-association-coop-bbc-b1276582.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb[27].

Body

Founding

+1863-08-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Co-operative Group[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Rochdale[24].

Identity

The Co-operative Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Co-operative Group Limited'}[28].

Leadership

The Co-operative Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Shirine Khoury-Haq[9]. Its chairperson is recorded as Allan Leighton[21].

Operations

The Co-operative Group's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester[8]. Subsidiaries include Co-op Food[13], a consumer cooperative[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1844[31], headquartered in Manchester[32]; The Co-operative Funeralcare[14], a funeral home chain[33]; Co-op Insurance[15], a business[34], founded in 1867[35], headquartered in Manchester[36]; Co-op Electrical[16], a consumer cooperative[37], in United Kingdom[38]; and Nisa[17], a business[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1977[41], headquartered in Scunthorpe[42].

Industry

Industries include food retail sector[19] and funeral services industry[20].

Why It Matters

The Co-operative Group draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (consumer_cooperative category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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  20. [22] . co-operative.coop. co-operative.coop. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . mutuals.fca.org.uk. mutuals.fca.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit Co-op Food, The Co-operative Funeralcare, Co-op Insurance +2
    Companies house company id IP00525R
    Headquarters location Manchester
    Location information url https://www.coop.co.uk/store-finder
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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