Channel Islands Co-operative Society

The Channel Islands' Co-operative Society Limited

Type	Consumer Co-operative
Industry	Retail
Founded	1919
Headquarters	27 Charing Cross, St. Helier JE1 1AS Jersey CI
Key people	Mrs. J Le Feuvre, President Mr. J Hopley, Chief Executive
Products	Grocer, Travel Agent, Home and Sports
Website	www.ci-cooperative.com

The Grand Marché, a CICS supermarket in Saint Helier, Jersey.

The Channel Islands' Co-operative Society Limited is a consumer co-operative. It is a registered Industrial and Provident Society,^[1] a member of the Co-operative Union Ltd. in the United Kingdom, the Co-operative Retail Trading Group, the Co-operative Travel Trading Group and a corporate member of Co-operative Group Ltd. (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world. Head office is located at Saint Helier in the Bailiwick of Jersey.

The 2009 Jersey Town Criterium passing the Co-operative Locale in Charing Cross, Saint Helier.

The Jersey Co-operative Society was formed in 1919 and the Guernsey Co-operative Society followed in 1947. Both predecessors were supported by a CWS supervisory committee, which meant their accounts were liable to UK taxation. Growing objection to this persuaded the CWS to propose a merger which led to the incorporation of the Channel Islands' Society in 1955.^[2]

The Society operates nine supermarkets in Jersey and six in Guernsey, in addition to Travelmaker, Homemaker and Total Sport stores. Membership is open to all residents of the Channel Islands, with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of dividend.

See also

• British co-operative movement

References

1. ^ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 14672R
2. ^ Society History The Channel Islands Co-operative Society . Retrieved 31 August 2009.^{[dead link]}

External links

• The Channel Islands Co-operative Society