The society was formed in 1861 and operated a single supermarket in Moulton, Northamptonshire.
In January 2009, members voted overwhelmingly to transfer arrangements to Midlands Co-operative Society, which took effect on 8 February 2009.
[2] The Moulton Co-op was one of the last single store societies in the Midlands region, following the mergers of Desborough, Ilkeston and Raunds co-ops with the Midlands Society in recent years.
John Mitchinson became Chief Executive of Moulton in 1986, serving until the merger.
[2] The society was at merger was a member of the UK-wide Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) buying group and together with other UK Societies in every part of the country sold bulk bought branded and The Co-operative brand products.