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About Midlands Co-op
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 less than 40. The rest merged to form larger Societies. Midlands Co-op owes its existence to mergers with 65 other Societies, the most recent of which were in 1995, when Central Midlands Co-operative Society Limited merged with Leicestershire Co-operative Society Limited, in 2001, when Chesterfield and District Co-operative Society Limited merged and 2006 when Desborough Industrial Society and Ilkeston Consumer Co-operative merged with us. 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 gross sales in excess of £749 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.
Although we trade principally in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and the Greater Midlands, we also have trading outlets in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire! At the time of publication we have over 400 trading outlets, ranging from superstores to convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores, travel shops, funeral homes, garages, post offices and petrol stations.
Providing management and support for our operational activities is the Business Support Centre, located in Lichfield in Staff
Employee Benefits
Midlands Co-op offers an extensive range of employee benefits including a pension scheme, profit-related dividend and employee discounts within our outlets. Take a look at a full list of employee benefits (PDF).
Corporate Graduate Programme
Get full details and find out how to apply here (PDF).