Shock and sorrow as Canada's biggest co-op sold to US private equity firm

Sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op, outdoor retailer with over 5m members, comes as bitter blow but follows dip in performance Canada’s best-known outdoor supplies retailer has been sold to a US private equity firm, in a move which has shocked members and former staff of the country’s largest co-operative. Related: Groundhogs to blame for scattered human bones in Canadian cemeteryContinue reading...