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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.

Examples of retailers' cooperatives

Grocery stores

An annual general meeting of a retail co-operative in England, 2005.
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An annual general meeting of a retail co-operative in England, 2005.

Pharmacies

Hardware stores

Distributors

Other

See also

 


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