Coop Norden was a

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retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is the sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholes ...

chain. It was based in Sweden and owned by three major

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, coöperative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomy, autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned a ...

retail companies:

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's KF (42%),

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's FDB (38%), and

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Coop NKL Coop Norge is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo. History The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 June ...

(20%). During its years of operation, Coop Norden ran around 1,000 stores and had a yearly turnover of approximately SEK 90 billion. In 2007, the parent companies decided to dissolve the arrangement and, in January 2008, operation and ownership of the retail chains were returned to the national cooperatives.FDB.
''FDB's historie og udvikling''
" FDB's History & Development" Accessed 1 May 2012.

Former chains

;Sweden *

Coop Forum Coop is a chain of Consumers' co-operative, consumer co-operative owned grocery stores in Sweden, organised under Kooperativa Förbundet (KF). Coop Sverige Aktiebolag, AB coordinates purchasing, marketing and shared services for the chain's appro ...

* Coop Bygg — hardware store *

Coop Konsum Coop or Co-op most often refer to: * Chicken coop or other animal enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association co-operating for mutual social, economic or cultural benefit ** Consumer cooperative ** Food cooperative ** Housing ...

Coop Extra Extra is a Norwegian discount supermarket chain of 574 stores as of 2024. It is part of the Coop Norge cooperative and was until late 2015 named Coop Extra. The chain markets itself as being low-cost while maintaining large stores with a wide se ...

— discount store *

Coop Nära Coop or Co-op most often refer to: * Chicken coop or other animal enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association co-operating for mutual social, economic or cultural benefit ** Consumer cooperative ** Food cooperative ** Housing ...

;Denmark * Brugsen — grocery store *

SuperBrugsen Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— supermarket *

Dagli'Brugsen Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— grocery store *

LokalBrugsen Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— small grocery store * Irma — high-end grocery store *

Kvickly Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— supermarket *

Kvickly xtra Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— hypermarket *

Fakta Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as wel ...

— discount store ;Greenland * Brugseni (KNB) ;Norway * Coop Byggmix — hardware store * Coop Elektro — electrical article store *

— convenience store * Coop Kjøkken og Hjem — kitchen and interior store * Coop Marked — grocery store * Coop Mega — supermarket *

Coop Obs! Obs is a chain of 31 hypermarkets throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain director is Lars Midttun. History The first hypermarket opened in Trondheim in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Befor ...

— hypermarket *

Coop Obs! Bygg Obs is a chain of 31 hypermarkets throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain director is Lars Midttun. History The first hypermarket opened in Trondheim in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Before ...

— hardware * Coop Prix — discount store * Coop Sport — sport store

Notes

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