Retailers' cooperative

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Marketing cooperative links here; see also Agricultural marketing cooperative

A retailers' cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers' cooperatives use their purchasing power to acquire discounts from manufacturers and often share marketing expenses. It is common for locally owned grocery stores, hardware stores and pharmacies to participate in retailers' cooperatives. Consumers' cooperatives, sometimes referred to as retail cooperatives, should be distinguished from retailers' cooperatives.

[edit] Examples

• Mitre 10 is a hardware group in Australia and New Zealand.
• Ace Hardware
• True Value
• Best Western
• E.Leclerc
• Les Mousquetaires
• Edeka
• ShopRite (United States)
• Foodstuffs

[edit] See also

• Cooperative

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