Retail cooperative
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A retailers' cooperative is a business entity which employs economies of scale on behalf of its members to get discounts from manufacturers and to pool marketing. It is common for locally-owned grocery stores, hardware stores and pharmacies. It should be distinguished from a Consumers' cooperative, in which the consumers own and manage the store itself. It is a form of purchasing cooperative for retailers.
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Examples of retailers' cooperatives
Grocery stores
- Affiliated Food Stores
- Affiliated Foods Midwest
- Affiliated Foods Southwest
- Associated Food Stores
- Associated Grocers
- Associated Grocers of Florida
- Associated Grocers of Louisiana
- Associated Grocers of Maine
- Associated Grocers of New England
- Associated Grocers of the South
- Associated Wholesale Grocers
- Associated Wholesalers
- Central Grocers Cooperative
- Certco (food warehouse)
- Certified Grocers Midwest
- Co-operative Group
- IGA (supermarkets)
- Olean Wholesale Grocery
- ShopRite
- Shurfine
- U.R.M. Stores
- Unified Western Grocers
- Wakefern Food Corporation
- Western Family Foods
Pharmacies
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy [link]
- Family Pharmacy [link]
- Leader Drug Stores [link]
- United Drugs [link]
- Dakota Drug [link]
- Valu-Rite [link]
- Rexall (no longer a retailer)
- IDL Drug Stores (defunct)
Hardware stores
- Handy Hardware [link]
- Hardware Hank [link]
- Do It Best [link]
- True Value [link]
- Distribution America (Trustworthy Hardware, Sentry Hardware, Golden Rule Lumber Center, Priced Right Everyday) [link]
- Ace Hardware [link]
- PRO Hardware [link]
Distributors
- National Automotive Parts Association
- Reliable Distributors
- Val-Test Distributors
- Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)
Other
- Black Star Co-op (A brewpub based in Austin, TX)
- Carpet One
- Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD)
- Mr. Tire (Universal Cooperatives)
- Wireless Nomad (A co-op ISP located in Toronto,Ontario,Canada)
See also
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