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In August 2013, it was announced that the company's two Channel Island ''Homemaker'' warehouses would be closed, and replaced with a single warehouse in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-23771660 |title=BBC News - Channel Island Co-op closes two warehouses for UK site |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref>
==Operations==
[[File:Supermarket in Jersey.JPG|thumb|The Grand Marché, a CICS supermarket in Saint Helier, Jersey.]]
[[File:Jersey Town Criterium 2009 009.jpg|thumb|The 2009 Jersey Town Criterium passing the Co-operative Locale in Charing Cross, Saint Helier.]]
The Society operates twelve [[grocery store]]s in Jersey and ten in Guernsey, in addition to ''Travelmaker'', ''Homemaker'' and ''Total Sport'' stores. Membership is open to all residents of the Channel Islands, with members receiving a share of the profits in the form of [[dividend]]s.
A co-operative is a business, but it also acts together to meet the common needs and aspirations of its members, sharing ownership and making decisions democratically. Co‑operatives are not about making profits for shareholders, but creating value for their members. The top priority is to provide the best possible services for members and to invest in the communities where they live. This gives co‑operatives a unique character and influences what they stand for.<ref>[[Statement on the Co-operative Identity]] (Definition) International Co-operative Alliance, Manchester, 1995</ref>
The Channel Islands' Co-operative Society is a UK-registered [[industrial and provident society]],<ref>Registered in England and Wales under the [[Companies Act 1985]], No. 14672R</ref> a member of the [[Co-operative Union]] in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Co-operative Retail Trading Group]], the [[Co-operative Travel Trading Group]] and a corporate member of [[Co-operative Group]] (formerly Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world.
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