On Friday, the society announced a 5.
% increase in surplus before taxation, to £7.
million – up £373,000 on last year’s record figures.
Gross turnover increased by 4.
8%, to £126.
million.
This enables the society to make £5.
million available to members in dividend, extra dividend, travel vouchers and share interest – £625,000 more than the previous year.
Almost 100,000 Channel Islanders are now on the CI Co-op’s membership role.
The operation employs around 1,000 staff across both Jersey and Guernsey and in addition to its Grand Marché, Co-op Locale stores and garage forecourts also runs Homemaker and Travelmaker in Don Street and Total Sport at Beaumont.
