Rochdale The Home Of The Co-operative Movement

ROCHDALE, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: An exterior view of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement, on April 17, 2014 in Rochdale, England. The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society opened it's first shop on 21 December, 1844. The co-operative movement that was born in Rochdale now involves a billion members in 1.4 million co-operative societies across the world. Today's modern Co-operative Group announced losses of GBP 2.5bn - the worst results in the group's 150-year history. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)