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Coop Norge
Coop Norge SA 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 1906, a group of 28 cooperatives formed the NKL (''Norges Kooperative Landsforening'', "Norwegian Cooperative Association") to act as a wholesaler for its members. The next year, it joined the International Co-operative Alliance. NKL acquired the Norwegian Margarine Factory (''Margarinfabrikken Norge'') in Bergen in 1911; it later purchased other margarine factories in Oslo and Bodø. It purchased a cigarette factory in 1914 and a coffee plant in 1916. During the 1920s, it began production of shoes and flour; during the 1930s, it added chocolate and light bulbs as well as Cooperative Insurance (''Samvirke Forsikring''). NKL opened the first self-serve store in Norway on 1 October 1947 and, in 1951, the law was changed to permit coope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".Statement on the Cooperative Identity. '' International Cooperative Alliance.'' Cooperatives are democratically controlled by their members, with each member having one vote in electing the board of directors. Cooperatives may include: * businesses owned and managed by the people who consume their goods and/or services (a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF (coop)
KF or Kf may refer to: Businesses and brands: * KF Aerospace, a Canadian aerospace company ** KF Cargo, a Canadian cargo airline ** KF Defence Programs, a Canadian defense contractor * Korea Foundation * Air Belgium, an airline based in Belgium (IATA code KF) * Blue1, a defunct airline based in Finland (IATA code KF) * Kettle Foods, a snack foods manufacturer * Kooperativa Förbundet, a cooperative Swedish retail chain * KrisFlyer, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines * A member of the Mazda K engine family * Kiwi Farms Games: * ''Katamari Forever'', a video game for the PlayStation 3 * ''Killing Floor'' (2009 video game), a cooperative survival horror video game Science and technology: * A member of the Mazda K engine family * Kalman Filter, in mathematics * Potassium fluoride, a chemical substance * Klein Flange, a quick release vacuum flange * Cryoscopic constant, Kf, related to freezing-point depression * Karl Fischer titration * Stability constants of comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardware Store
Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools, utensils, paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business. Many hardware stores have specialty departments unique to its region or its owner's interests. These departments include hunting and fishing supplies, plants and nursery products, marine and boating supplies, pet food and supplies, farm and ranch supplies including animal feed, swimming pool chemicals, homebrewing supplies and canning supplies. The five largest hardware retailers in the world are The Home Depot, Lowe's (both in the United States), Kingfisher of the United Kingdom, Obi of Germany, and Leroy Merlin of France. United States Larger hardware stores may sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronics Store
A consumer electronics store, in the United States and some other countries, is a physical store that sells consumer electronics. As technology has progressed, the United States has known variations such as phonograph dealers, radio stores, hi-fi stores, stereo stores, and audio video stores. History The origins of the consumer electronics store can be traced back to phonograph dealers in 1893, including specialized phonograph stores, as well as music stores which carried a wider array of music-related merchandise. With the advent of radio, with radio receiving equipment being sold by specialist electric hardware shops, there was controversy as to whether radio equipment manufactures should sell wholesale to phonograph and music stores, and to department stores, but in 1923 Federal Telephone & Telegraph Co. started doing so and other manufacturers started suit. ''Wireless Age'' estimated that there were 15,000 phonograph dealers in the U.S. in that year. In the mid-1950s, hi-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coop Marked
Coop Marked is a chain of 384 local grocery stores throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain represents the smallest stores in the Coop range, and is predominantly used in rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ... areas too small to support Coop Prix stores. Norwegian brands Supermarkets of Norway Coop Norden {{retail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discount Store
A discount store or discounter offers a retail format in which products are sold at prices that are in principle lower than an actual or supposed "full retail price". Discounters rely on bulk purchasing and efficient distribution to keep down costs. Types (United States) Discount stores in the United States may be classified into different types: Hypermarkets (superstores) Discount superstores such as Walmart or Target sell general merchandise in a big-box store; many have a full grocery selection and are thus hypermarkets, though that term is not generally used in North America. In the 1960s and 1970s the term "discount department store" was used, and chains such as Kmart, Zodys and TG&Y billed themselves as such. The term "discount department store" or "off-price department store" is sometimes applied to big-box discount retailers of apparel and home goods, such as Ross Dress For Less, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Kohls. Category killers So-called category killer stores, spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (Coop)
Extra is a Norwegian discount supermarket chain of 535 stores as of 2021. 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 selection of items. The chain director of Extra is Daniel Kyrre Pedersen. Coop Extra was established in 2006, with its first store opening on 15 September in Halden. The chain expanded rapidly, much of it by rebranding other Coop stores such as Coop Prix. Many Rimi and ICA stores were rebranded to Extra in 2015 when Coop Norge bought up most of ICA AB ICA Gruppen AB (publ) (; "ICA Group"; from ''Inköpscentralernas aktiebolag'', ) (formerly Hakon Invest AB) is a Swedish retailer franchise with a focus on food and health. The group also owns a bank, real estate division and a pharmacy chain. T ...'s Norwegian operations. The chain competes mainly on offering lower prices. A price test by VG in 2015 found Extra to be the cheapest chain in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or big-box market. In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is synonymous with supermarket, and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. The supermarket typically has places for fresh meat, fresh produce, dairy, deli items, baked goods, etc. Shelf space is also reserved for canned and packaged goods and for various non-food items such as kitchenware, household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies. Some supermarkets also sell other household products that are consumed regularly, such as alcohol (where permitted), medicine, and clothing, and some sell a much wider range of non-food products: DVDs, sporting equipment, board games, and seasonal ite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coop Mega
Coop Mega is a chain of supermarket stores throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain director is Stian Enbom Lysaker. The chain brand was established by the cooperative NKL in 1987 as a refurbishment of Domus. The first outlet was located at Bekkestua Bekkestua is a town in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, with a busy bus terminal and a station on one of Oslo's westbound T-bane lines, Kolsåsbanen. It also has its own library, police station and fire station. It has grown to be the second .... In 2018 the chain held a 3.8% market share in grocery retail in Norway, a tied 9th place. As of 2021 there is 70 Coop Mega stores throughout Norway, and the chain had a turnover of 7 247 million NOK. References Norwegian brands Supermarkets of Norway Coop Norden Retail companies established in 1987 1987 establishments in Norway {{retail-company-stub sv:Coop Mega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermarket
A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full grocery lines and general merchandise. In theory, hypermarkets allow customers to satisfy all their routine shopping needs in one trip. The term ''hypermarket'' (french: hypermarché) was coined in 1968 by French trade expert Jacques Pictet. Hypermarkets, like other big-box stores, typically have business models focusing on high-volume, low- margin sales. Typically covering an area of , they generally have more than 200,000 different brands of merchandise available at any one time. Because of their large footprints, many hypermarkets choose suburban or out-of-town locations that are easily accessible by automobile. History Canada Loblaws established its Real Canadian Superstore chain in 1979. It sells mainly groceries, while also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obs (Coop)
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 Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ... in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Prior to 2001 the stores were only branded as Obs! Stormarked, from 2001 to 2006 Coop obs!, from 2006 to 2016 Coop obs! Hypermarked and again from 2016 as Obs. Some of the Obs stores have Obs BYGG construction and hardware stores co-located with them. List of stores As of 2022 there is 31 Obs hypermarkets in Norway: * Obs Alnabru * Obs Arendal * Obs Bryne * Obs Buskerud * Obs City Nord * Obs City Syd * Obs Harstad * Obs Haugesund * Obs Jessheim * Obs Kvadrat * Obs Lade * Obs Lagunen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
