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Who are we? Midlands Co-operative Society Limited - or Midlands Co-op as it is better known - is the second largest independent retail Society in the UK. It is important that you understand a little of our history. In 1960 there were around 950 retail Societies in the UK:today there are only 41. The rest merged to form larger Societies. Midlands Co-op owes its existence to mergers with 64 other Societies, the most recent of which were in 1995, when Central Midlands Co-operative Society Limited merged with Leicestershire Co-operative Society Limited, and in 2001, when Chesterfield and District Co-operative Society Limited merged. This integration of Societies explains our complex geographical trading map. Today, Midlands Co-op is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing some 7,600 staff and with a turnover in excess of 574,000 Million. Our principal areas of activity are Retail food and non-food; Travel; Funeral Services, and Transport. We also have a substantial investment property portfolio.

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