Leeds Co-operative Society
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Leeds Co-operative Society
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The Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society was a British independent co-operative society based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, which merged with United Co-operatives in 2007. Leeds Co-op was founded in 1847 as a Co-operative Flour Mill Society, workers at Benyon & Co's flax spinning mill raising funds through instalments to acquire some land. One of the founders was John Holmes, a draper. By the end of the year the co-op was selling flour cheaply to its members and the price of flour in the Borough of
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Co-operative_Society
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2022-04-20T05:44:00Z
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