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Retail Trade

June 2, 2022

Three Examples of Large Tech Co-ops

Big tech is facing an escalating backlash. Co-operatives could offer a more equitable and accountable alternative. In fact, some already do. This article describes three large co-operatives that have managed to take on tech giants such as Amazon and IBM.

September 27, 2021

Fairmondo: Cooperatively Owned Online Marketplace

Fairmondo is an online-marketplace owned by its local users currently based in Germany. It is an ethical alternative aiming to compete against Amazon’s extractive model.

April 1, 2021

Unstoppable: How Cooperative Businesses are Transforming Communities

Communities across the Philadelphia region are building cooperative businesses to create more equitable and just workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities. This video documents nine communities as they build businesses in construction, accounting, healthcare, solar installation and more.

March 1, 2021

Cooperative Sociocracy — Making it Work for Your Co-op

A member of Unicorn Grocery worker co-op talks about her experience using sociocracy at the 70-member co-op.

Citations

Aaron Wagener (2019).  "We’re our own bosses here.":  The Story of Colombia’s Cooperative Market Plazas.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/were-our-own-bosses-here