Your Society - A Review of 2018 Once again it is that time of year when new members of the Board of Directors are elected. After a successful Annual Meeting of Members, which was held in both Guernsey and Jersey,
Belonging is Everything: Rewarding and recognising the Co-operative way Each year I look forward to the Society’s Annual Rewards and Recognition Awards event as this for me is the standout event in our corporate calendar.
Appearances can be Deceptive It’s unsurprising that Iceland have chosen not to compare their prices with Marks and Spencer, Morrisons or Checkers. Given they are all under the same ownership locally, that would be like siding against your brother.
What Are We Actually Scared Of? By Donna Abel It gives me great pleasure to welcome my colleague and first guest blogger Donna Abel, our Chief Human Resources Officer here at The Channel Islands Co-operative Society to my site. I hope you
Co-op News Co-operative Eco Fund - Alderney Wildlife Trust We’re not the only ones to call the Channel Islands our home. We share the pleasure of these beautiful islands with a wide array of bird species. Whether they’re seasonal visitors
Pride in our People I was hugely proud to see that a number of my colleagues really do go that ‘extra mile’ and have been deservedly nominated as finalists in the Customer Service category in the prestigious
Society Success - A great business is built by great people We recently held our Annual Rewards and Recognition Awards evening and this for me is the standout event in our corporate calendar. It gives us a chance to get together and celebrate the
The Changing Fascia of Retail It wasn’t that long ago that I started out on my career in retail. But, looking back now, the retail landscape has changed beyond recognition in that time. And, with the announcement
The Foundations of Community Jersey’s society, like many others around the world, has changed. Long gone are the days where multiple generations of the same family lived and worked in the parish they always had. While
HammerHead and Captain StinkyPants take on the UK When I first put pen to paper, I had no idea HammerHead and Captain StinkyPants would be published, let alone go on to help children less fortunate than my own by raising over
Future Retailers This sea of curiosity greeted me in Jersey’s Royal Court recently. I was asked to present to a group of A Level students about the careers that were available to them on
A Walk Down Memory Lane About a month ago I was transported back to the start of my career. It was a huge pleasure to host Robin Walker, now 82, whom I invited across from Guernsey to look
"How do I get your job, sir?" Meet Bruno, one my brilliant colleagues. Bruno started on the shop floor two years ago and, with our support is starting to develop his supervisory skills. “I started where you are now Bruno,
The way we walk! Unlike many normal businesses, we use our success as a business to pursue our purpose, “to make a real difference to the communities we serve.” And we don’t just talk the talk,
The States' spectacular failure on all five basic principles of tax policy Jersey Evening Post opinion piece: I find it difficult to understand why our Government is so anti local retail, and so in love with Amazon. “Big retailers may have to pay 20% tax.
“Basically, it was fantastic!” – Autism Quiet Hour Stressful, bright, busy and loud. These are all words that can be used to describe the world we live in. Now, imagine how overwhelming the shopping experience in today’s hectic world can
Gender: it only matters if you make it matter The first female Doctor Who. The BBC shamefully revealing their sexist pay policies. The women of America powerfully revolting against a misogynist president. Gender equality, or inequality, has been making headlines in 2017.
Reasons to Feel Proud One of the greatest things about being part of a successful business at the heart of the community is being able to use our success to make society a better place. This is
Happiness Comes in Waves I had the great pleasure of recently being invited to join children and teachers from Amherst Primary Summer School in Guernsey for a fun-filled day of surfing with Guernsey Surf School. Watching the
A Garden of Memories, Planted with Love Earlier this year, we lost one of our colleagues suddenly. Whilst he was at work. Our business is in many ways like a family, united by a common purpose. So, naturally, we grieved
En Route to more convenience in Jersey Our members have been keen for us to expand our Jersey fuel offering for some time, so we are very excited about the prospect of securing planning permission for a new Co-op En
Free Fruit for Kids Photo credit: Jersey Evening Post As a parent of two young children, I know how challenging a visit to the supermarket can be. They marvel at the crisps and salivate at the sweets,
When superheroes meet: The End of Chapter One Giving Eliana her new trike and meeting Joanna with Sandra and Robyn of Variety – the Children’s Charity A couple of weeks ago, the boys and I spent a wonderful afternoon with Eliana
Co-op News Co-operatives Fortnight Back in 1844 a group of workers called the Rochdale Pioneers joined together and established a Society which charged not to capitalise on profit, but to credit each member with their share of
Key Messages from our Annual Meetings of Members 2017 Our Society’s Annual Meetings of Members were recently held in Jersey and Guernsey. To keep you all in the loop about the exciting projects and developments happening across the Society, I thought
