Co-operative Group: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 12:38 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **05000128648738 - Co-op Sparkling Peach Flavour Spring Water 1 litre**, a wanted-list barcode whose old Barcodepedia page was captured in August 2009 and which had no page here. **Identity.** . This is the current version.

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# Co-operative Group <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Co-operative Group
legal_name: Co-operative Group Limited
country: GB
website: https://www.coop.co.uk
founded: 1863
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                                                                             | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Co-operative Group Limited                                                       | legal  | en     |      |       |
| The Co-operative Group                                                           | search | en     |      |       |
| Co-operative Wholesale Society                                                   | search | en     |      |       |
| North of England Co-operative Wholesale Industrial and Provident Society Limited | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref            | url                                                  | title                             | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator                              | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-coopfood  | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-op_Food             | Wikipedia: Co-op Food             | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | Brand ownership and own-brand ranges | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
| wiki-coopgroup | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Co-operative_Group | Wikipedia: The Co-operative Group | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | Legal name, headquarters and origins | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op, is a British consumer co-operative whose retail businesses span grocery retail and wholesale, legal services, funerals and insurance, alongside social enterprise work.[^wiki-coopgroup] It is headquartered at One Angel Square in Manchester, on an estate it has occupied since 1863, when 300 co-operative societies across Yorkshire and Lancashire launched its wholesaling predecessor, the North of England Co-operative Wholesale Industrial and Provident Society Limited, later the Co-operative Wholesale Society.[^wiki-coopgroup] The Group also manages the Co-operative Federal Trading Services, through which most products sold in Co-op Food shops are sourced collectively.[^wiki-coopfood] It employs about 56,000 people on a turnover above £11 billion and uses the Co-op brand for its food business.[^wiki-coopfood]
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