The Co-op through the years - in pictures

  • Shoppers outside the Co-Operative Society Ltd in East Ham, London, in 1929. All photos: Getty Images
    Shoppers outside the Co-Operative Society Ltd in East Ham, London, in 1929. All photos: Getty Images
  • Tea tasting and inspection at Co-Op Society warehouse in 1931
    Tea tasting and inspection at Co-Op Society warehouse in 1931
  • Due to two weeks’ delay in the delivery of tinned food, 'not for sale' signs are placed on items in this Co-op shop in St John's Wood Terrace, London, in 1941
    Due to two weeks’ delay in the delivery of tinned food, 'not for sale' signs are placed on items in this Co-op shop in St John's Wood Terrace, London, in 1941
  • Customers doing their weekly shop at Bexley Heath Co-Op supermarket in 1961
    Customers doing their weekly shop at Bexley Heath Co-Op supermarket in 1961
  • A manager and two assistants outside a Co-Op in 1963
    A manager and two assistants outside a Co-Op in 1963
  • A Co-Operative Society supermarket in 1967
    A Co-Operative Society supermarket in 1967
  • The new logo of the Co-operative Society shops and bank in 1974
    The new logo of the Co-operative Society shops and bank in 1974
  • A Co-op provide essentials for residents after flooding in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire in December 2015
    A Co-op provide essentials for residents after flooding in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire in December 2015
  • A Co-op supermarket worker loads a Starship delivery robot with groceries in Milton Keynes in 2020
    A Co-op supermarket worker loads a Starship delivery robot with groceries in Milton Keynes in 2020