Services
Membership is open to all residents of the Society's trading area, with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of dividend.
- Food retailing
The Society operates over 180 food stores and forecourts throughout its trading area. Most are now rebranded as The Co-operative Food, mirroring branding from The Co-operative Group.
- Funeral directors
Midlands Co-op Funeral Services operate some 80 funeral homes throughout the region.
- Fashion & Home retailing
The Society operates a number of fashion & home stores. These consist of six department stores located in Chesterfield, Coalville, Derby, Ilkeston, Stafford and Wigston. It also operates three other specialist non-food stores, selling beds and electrical products.
- Motors
The Society operates light-commercial vehicle servicing garages and MoT testing stations in Leicester and Loughborough. It also has a single Suzuki car franchise in Kettering and operates as The co-opertive Motor Group in Lincoln.
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