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Coop (Italy)

Coop Italia
cooperative
Industry Wholesale distribution
Founded 1967 (1967)
Headquarters Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, European Union
Area served
Italy, San Marino
Products food and non-food
Revenue €12.898 billion (2010)
Members 7,429,847 (2010)
Number of employees
56,682 (2010)
Website e-coop.it

Coop is a system of Italian consumers' cooperatives which operates the largest supermarket chain in Italy. Its headquarters are located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna.

The first cooperative shop was established in Turin in 1854. As of 2010, Coop's system operates with 115 consumers' cooperatives of various sizes (9 large, 14 medium, and 92 small), with 1,444 shops, 56,682 employers, more than 7.429.847 members, and an annual revenue of €12.9 billion.


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