Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society

The Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society Limited, known locally as Plymco, was founded in 1859 by ten tradesmen. The society grew from 18 members, as recorded on 3 January 1860, to a membership of over 130,000.

Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society Limited
Consumers' Co-operative
Founded1859 (1859)
Headquarters
Plymouth
,
England
Area served
Cornwall, Devon
Members130,000
Websitepsw.coop

Members approved a merger with the larger Co-operative Group (of which the society was a corporate member) at a series of members' meetings during 2009. The merger occurred on 6 September 2009.[1]

References
  1. Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society merges with The Co-operative Group Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 13 September 2009).
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