Co-operative Retail Trading Group

The Co-operative Retail Trading Group (or CRTG) is the central buying group for co-operative retail societies in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1993, and says that it supplies 100% of food bought for sale by co-operatives in the UK, after being joined by the last two independent societies in 2002. ^[1] The group is organised by the Co-operative Group on behalf of the other member societies,^[2] and is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).^[3]

Until 1998, it faced competition within the retail co-operative movement from another grocery buying group, the Consortium of Independent Co-operatives (CIC) which was led by Co-operative Retail Services. Several of the larger regional co-operatives of the time were members of CIC: Portsea, Scotmid, United, and Yorkshire. In 1998, the CIC supplied £1 billion of goods annually, and the CRTG £2.5 billion.^[4]

See also

• Co-operative Travel Trading Group

References

1. ^ About Us, 2007, http://www.crtg.coop/index.cfm/item_id:3/about_CRTG/, retrieved 19 November 2007 
2. ^ Glossary, archived from the original on 6 Apr 2008, http://web.archive.org/web/20080406022704/http://www2.co-operative.com/CSR2004/43_glossary.asp, retrieved 28 Nov 2009 
3. ^ Heart of England Co-operative Society (February 2007) (PDF), annual report & financial statements for the period ended 20th January 2007, Heart of England Co-operative Society, pp. 13, http://www.21stcenturyco-op.co.uk/pdf/report07_Pt2.pdf, retrieved 19 November 2007 ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Nigel Cope (17 Sep 1998). "Collapse of buying group adds to pressure for Co-op merger". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/collapse-of-buying-group-adds-to-pressure-for-coop-merger-1198691.html. Retrieved 4 Dec 2009. 

External links

• Co-operative Retail Trading Group