Coniston Co-operative Society
Consumer co-operative in Cumbria, England
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Coniston Co-operative Society is a small consumer co-operative in Furness, Cumbria, England. It is one of the few retail societies operating a single village store to remain independent.
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| Formerly | Sawrey Co-operative Society |
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| Type | Consumer co-operative |
| Founded | 1875 |
Area served | Coniston, Cumbria |
| Revenue | £0.8m (2018) |
| Total assets | £1.3m (2018) |
| Members | 735 (2018) |
| Footnotes 2018 Annual Returns | |
Founded as Sawrey Co-operative Society in 1875, a branch was opened in nearby Coniston in 1898. The present name was adopted when the Far Sawrey store ceased trading in 1905.[1][2]
Coniston Co-op is a registered society, democratically controlled by its members.[3] It is a member of Co-operatives UK, The Co-operative Group and the Federal Retail and Trading Services buying group.
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