Wholesale!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Brady
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Wholesale!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Brady
think i've got some sort of confession to make re the co-op divi scenario. 'When i were a lad' i had a bit of an enterprise going where i would offer to do the shopping for those neighbours who for whatever reason were unable to do it themselves. Armed with several shopping lists including our own i would visit the local co-op. I also had all the respective divi numbers along with each order, but i was under strict instructions to offer up only our own. Therefore not only was i getting a few extra bob for messages but also extra divi every quarter. Not very ethical i agree, however i don't think anyone ever went hungry----- i certainly didn't.
gilly
WHOLESALE is the answerQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim Brady
Ron the batcave
Hi Shipmates, The C.W.S. or the Co.Op are a cradle to the grave company. I am still an active member, and vote every year and support them in many of they world-wide justifiable protest. charitys , and splendid projects.The price in the super markets has gone very expensive over last few years ? but the prouducts are not bought by them by short changing the farmers and growers? .So long term every one of they supplyers can educate they children, make a profit and have a good standard of living in the U.K. and abroad.{ the best way}
They own the Farms Louis , they are the UKs biggest farmer . They are also the most ethical Supermarket , I support my local Co-op
Thought I read somewhere they had been bought out, any truth in that story?Quote:
Originally Posted by robpage
CWS was the wholesale arm of the movement.Every area had its own co-op i.e the oldham co-op society an each society was a member of the CRS(co-op retail society) and purchased their goods from cws.
john sutton
Hi shipmates, The Co.op owns over 50,000 acres of farming land in England and Scotland first farm was bought 1896 to grow potatoes, for a local store they have packing factorys which employ many people and property in many citys and towns
CRS and CWS amalgamated some years ago , some of their areas were actually similar , retail societies and federated co-op's had similar businesses to an extent , the manufacturing was though mainly CWS UK . The bank and insurance arms are very successful , and they have streamlined some operations . The transport and distribution once part of the ACC federation then taken in by CWS , is now owned and managed by the French ( ? ) Norbert Dentressangle .
The CO-OP Started up in Rochdale, The original first ever shop is now a CWS Museum.