Description Southern Co-operatives originally dipped its toe into the co-operative market in 1873. The regional consumer co-operative society operates about 120 convenience stores under The Co-op banner in mid-southern England. The co-op added the David's chain of convenience stores on the Isle of Wight during the past few years. Its other lines of business include funeral services and property investment. The co-op exited the milk delivery business -- Southern Co-operative Dairies -- by selling it to the Co-operative Group (CWS). Established as the Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society by dockyard workers in Portsmouth, the group changed its name to Southern Co-operatives Limited in 1998.
Southern Co-op has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 312 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Southern Co-op employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 28% of employees would recommend working at Southern Co-op to a friend. This is based on 311 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
70% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Southern Co-op as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Southern Co-op.