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Summary[edit]

Former logo of the Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited. New Century House, Manchester. M60 4ES. The logo remains in use as a common symbol of the wider consumer co-operative movement in the United Kingdom

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Use in the articles about corporate members of the CWS, is believed to be fair, within the meaning of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 s.30 (1988 cap.48) in the United Kingdom and the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107 (Pub.L. 94-553) in the United States. Purpose is to illustrate and identify an article about a co-operative which, being a corporate member of The Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd., and member of the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG), is a licensee of the logo, and used, or continues to use, the logo to identify itself:

• Anglia Regional Co-operative Society
• Wooldale Co-operative Society
• United Co-operatives
• Penrith Co-operative Society
• Shepley Co-operative Society
• Highburton Co-operative Society
• Midlands Co-operative Society
• Scotmid
• Midcounties Co-operative
• Co-operative Retail Services