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Rodrigo Gouveia
Secretary-General
26 February 2012
Outline
1) About Euro Coop
European association of consumer co-operatives Members: national co-operative organisations from 18 European countries Objectives:
General Assembly and Board Working groups composed by experts from members working on technical issues:
Co-operative Identity
18 national organisations 4,500 local and regional co-operatives 450,000 employees 35,000 points of sale 75 billion annual turnover 30 million consumers
Large diversity in terms of market relevance; types of stores; social activities; member coverage; etc. Common thread: co-operative values and principles
Finland:
Denmark:
COOP Denmark + FDB Market leaders with 41% market share Mainly food retail but also other activities Very strong consumer information/education policies
Italy:
Slovakia:
COOP Jednota is the largest society; there is no national association Market leaders Excellent work in developing award-winning IT systems for the business and the members
Other countries:
Strong presence in UK, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Hungary and Czech Republic; Smaller but relevant presence in Bulgaria, Germany, Cyprus, Ukraine, Romania, Estonia, Netherlands and Portugal Non-members of Euro Coop with significant consumer co-operatives: Switzerland, France, Russia, Poland and Belarus
CCW gathers consumer co-operatives from around the world Its a part of ICA; the sectoral organisation for consumer cooperatives Consumer co-operatives have a relevant presence in Canada, US, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and other countries Euro Coop secretariat also manages CCW
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COOP
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Europe
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