Rochdale Pioneers

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December 1844: Thirty citizens of Rochdale pooled their...

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December 1844

Thirty citizens of Rochdale pooled their funds to set up the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers ; they opened a small shop selling household supplies.
Ellwood, Wayne. “Co-ops offer a far better way to organize economic activity”. CCPA Monitor, Vol.
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21 December 1844: The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society,...

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21 December 1844

The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society , founded by disciples of Robert Owen , opened the first co-operative retail shop in Britain at Toad Lane, Rochdale.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Alderman, Geoffrey. Modern Britain 1700-1983: A Domestic History. Croom Helm, 1986.
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