Coop (Italy)

Coop is a system of Italian consumers' cooperatives which operates one of the largest supermarket chains in Italy. Its headquarters are located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna.[1]

Coop Italia S.c.a.r.l.
TypeCooperative
IndustryWholesale distribution
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters,
Italy
Area served
Italy
ProductsFoods and consumer goods
Brands
  • Coop
  • InCoop
  • Coop&Coop
  • ExtraCoop
  • IperCoop
  • CoopVoce
Revenue€12.898 billion (2010)
Members7,429,847 (2010)
Number of employees
56,682 (2010)
Websitewww.e-coop.it

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.

Big Cooperatives

CoopVoce

CoopVoce

CoopVoce is the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) of Coop. It is the first MVNO in Italy.[2]

Operational since 1 June 2007 as ESP MVNO, after an experimental phase lasting about three months, it was born from the agreement between Coop and TIM, of which it uses the GSM/UMTS/LTE network for the provision of the service.[2]

CoopVoce SIM

For the numbering of its SIMs, CoopVoce uses the first decade of the decamileous 331 (that is 331-1) and the third decade of the decamileous 370 (that is 370-3).

See also

References

  1. Home page Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Coop. Retrieved on 29 January 2011. "Via del Lavoro 6/8 40033 Casalecchio di Reno BO."
  2. "CoopVoce - CoopVoce Chi Siamo". www.e-coop.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2007.
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