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To kick off Plastic Free July we spoke to the wonderful team at “North Wales’ most extensive, independent health store”, Dimensions. Please tell us a little about you, your people and Dimensions Dimensions was opened over 35 years ago by a group of Bangor University students, with the aim of sharing health and lifestyle tips […]
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As we celebrate Independents Day, we speak to Rachel Duguid from Lick about her vegan ice cream shops. We recently visited Lick, Suma customer and our new Holmfirth-based supplier of vegan ice cream. We were delighted to meet Rachel Duguid, business founder and ice cream creator. And enjoy an ice cream too – when in Rome, […]
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“It is this kind of flexibility and support that really helps the life juggle!..” Working at a co-op like Suma has allowed me to increase my leadership skills and qualities. I’d held a few team coordination roles in positions prior to Suma, and after increasing my experience working within teams that deal with the commercial […]
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“Suma has given me the opportunity in life to work in the roles that I love, to be paid fairly, to be treated as an equal, and to grow as a person…” I embarked on my journey with Suma approximately 12 years ago, having heard very little about Suma or what a co-operative entailed. Prior […]
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“I’m not saying we’re perfect, but we’re radically different…” For Co-op Fortnight we discussed how being part of a co-op has impacted our lives.. This doesn’t really feel like a story, and that’s probably how a lot of people at Suma feel, because we’re so used to the culture here and things being different that […]
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In celebration of World Refill Day, we spoke to Kirsty about her experience of opening and running her Leeds-based zero-waste shop, The Refilling Station. Please tell us a little about your business. I was working in marketing and was pretty unhappy. It didn’t work with having 2 young kids and my partner working away a […]
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