Market Research Department Report on Co-operative Shopping in the Food Trades

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 1499 CIC/6/8/4
  • Dates of Creation
      9 Feb 1956
  • Physical Description
      1 Item : 11 typescript sheets, attached together.

Scope and Content

A report of a survey into shopping habits. The survey was undertaken during Jul and Aug 1955 and involved interviews with 2063 housewives. The report is arranged under the headings; the size of Co-operative families, Co-operation and social class, relationship of age to Co-op membership, where do they buy food supplies?, Co-operator's attitude towards Co-operative trading, past Co-op grocery customers, the source of dividend payments, and non-member attitude towards Co-operatives.