Red River Cooperative Limited, branded as Red River Co-op, is a retail
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 ...
. A member of
Federated Co-operatives
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), operating as Co-op, is a cooperative federation, co-operative federation providing procurement and distribution to member co-operatives in Western Canada. It was established in 1944 after a series of amalgam ...
, it operates in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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.
Operations
As of 2022, it operates nine Red River Co-op supermarkets, including five in Winnipeg and one each in
Gimli,
Stonewall,
Lorette, and
Selkirk.
Food stores.
Red River Co-op. Accessed 24 March 2022. It also operates gas bars and convenience stores throughout the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (formerly called the Winnipeg Capital Region and the Manitoba Capital Region) is a metropolitan area in the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the Red River Valley in the southeast portion of the province o ...
and surrounding areas, as well as Northwestern Ontario
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.
History
In 1948 Red River Co-op opened their first food stores in Winnipeg.Sobeys
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acquired Safeway
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, they were forced to sell 23 locations by the federal Competition Bureau. Federated Co-operatives
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), operating as Co-op, is a cooperative federation, co-operative federation providing procurement and distribution to member co-operatives in Western Canada. It was established in 1944 after a series of amalgam ...
acquired four locations in Winnipeg and transferred ownership to Red River Co-op. This marked the resumption of food store operations.
See also
*List of Co-operative Federations
This is a list of co-operative federations. For a list of individual Co-operative Enterprises, please see List of cooperatives.
International
* International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
* World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU)
* International ...
* List of Canadian supermarkets
References
External links
Official Website
{{Canadian Supermarkets
Companies based in Winnipeg
Consumers' co-operatives of Canada