Rochdale’s togetherness is facing a prolonged test ... that the modern co-operative movement was born in 1844 through the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. Together for the benefit of all.

On this day in 1844, the Rochdale Pioneers opened a little shop on Toad Lane in Rochdale, Lancashire, which became a model for co-operatives around the world.

For the Rochdale Pioneers’ shop was the precursor to the Co-operative Group – the largest consumer co-operative in the world. Article continues below READ MORE: Industry, comedy and Boundary ...

The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society was formed by 28 weavers in 1844. Their warehouse in Toad Lane only had four items - flour, oatmeal, sugar and butter - but their founding principles of ...

The Rochdale Pioneers came together 180 years ago with the aim of combatting high prices and poor food quality. Co-operatives were able to combine their buying power, with the benefits shared ...

The modern co-op concept of shared ownership and buying power is generally traced back to a mid-19th Century English cooperative called the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers.

The Co-op Bank was formed in 1872 as the Loan and Deposit Department of the Co-operative Wholesale Society. The society followed the principles of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers - an ...

The 2024 Rochdale Pioneers Award of ICA presented to Dr Awasthi, Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).