Our Co-operative

Our mission statement is 'to be a successful consumer co-operative working towards creating a better, fairer world and to enhance the lives of our colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve'. In real terms this means that we are an ambitious business which sticks closely to our values and principles to ensure that everything we do profits our members and the wider community.

The Midcounties Co-operative is the second largest independent co-operative in the UK with gross sales of £787 million. Our heartlands are in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. We also have a trading presence, although to a lesser degree, in the surrounding counties.

We have 8,500 colleagues spread across around 450 sites working in a number of diverse businesses:

• Food Stores, which include convenience stores and supermarkets
• Travel
• Pharmacy
• Funeralcare
• Childcare
• Post Office
• News Express
• Domains

Please see the Our Services to you section for more information.

We have over 430,000 members who enjoy a share in our profits, as well as knowing they are funding ethical activities and initiatives locally and around the world.

Membership is open to everyone and has a wide range of benefits - so why not join us?

Our mission statement is 'to be a successful consumer co-operative working towards creating a better, fairer world for our colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.