Yes good point on the co-op. Relevant questions seem to be - why are they not more successful or widespread? The co-op store (similar food john lewis) sprang

Yes good point on the co-op. Relevant questions seem to be - why are they not more successful or widespread? The co-op store (similar food john lewis) sprang from the mid victorian co-operative movement where different models where tried out by wealthy philanthropists who essentially gave back huge amounts of their wealth to their workers I think that last sentence shows why it is not more widespread - perhaps we simply need to force companies to become co-op/ partnerships at a certain state of growth?