31 December 2024
On 31 December 2024, Co-op News took a look back over some of the stories affecting the co-op sector during another turbulent year.
The BCCM was featured in March:
Co-op model can fix problems of supermarket sector, says BCCM
Australia’s Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) says a co-operative approach can help ensure equity, diverse ownership and community cohesion in the supermarket trade. The apex was responding to a paper from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is conducting a 12-month inquiry into supermarkets.
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