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Coop Norge
Coop Norge 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 cooperat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and democratically-controlled wikt:Enterprise, enterprise". Cooperatives are democratically controlled by their members, with each member having one vote in electing the board of directors. They differ from Collective farming, collectives in that they are generally built from the bottom-up, rather than the top-down. Cooperatives may include: * Worker cooperatives: businesses owned and managed by the people who work there * Consumer cooperatives: businesses owned and managed by the people who consume goods and/or services provided by the cooperative * Producer cooperatives: businesses where producers pool their output for their common benefit ** e.g. Agricultural cooperatives * Purchasing cooperatives where members pool their purchasing power ... [...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) * Kelly's Fuels, fuels merchant in Northern Ireland * Kettle Foods, a snack foods manufacturer * Kooperativa Förbundet, a cooperative Swedish retail chain * KrisFlyer, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines * 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 * Kleinflansch, a quick release vacuum flange * Cryoscopic constant, Kf, related to freezing-point depression * Karl Fischer titration * Stability constan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obs BYGG
OBS or obs. may refer to: Organisations * Office of Boating Safety, the division of Transport Canada responsible for boating safety * Optus Broadband Satellite, a satellite broadband service offered by the Australian ISP Optus * Orange Belt Stages, a bus company based in California, US * Orange Business Services, a worldwide business communications company * Organization for Black Struggle, an activist organization in St. Louis, Missouri, US * Coop Obs!, a chain of hypermarkets in Norway, formerly known as Obs * Outward Bound School; See Outward Bound ** Outward Bound Singapore, part of the network of Outward Bound centres * Océ Business Services, the outsourcing business of Océ * Oporto British School, a school in northern Portugal Science and technology * Organic brain syndrome, a medical condition resulting from brain injury * Omnidirectional bearing selector, an aircraft navigation instrument; See VHF omnidirectional range * Obstetrics and gynaecology, commonly abbreviat ... [...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. Australia and New Zealand In Australia hardware stores specialise in home décor and include large selections of paint. There are three major hardware companies in Australia: Bunnings, Mitre 10 and Home Hardware. Home Hardwa ... [...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-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coop Marked
Coop Marked is a chain of 100 (not including Matkroken) 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 are typically desc ... areas too small to support Coop Prix stores. Coop Marked was established as Samvirke Butikk (S-Butikk), Samvirke Marked (S-Marked), Samvirkelaget (S-Lag), Samvirke Nærkjøp (S-Nær) and Samvirkelaget Varehus (S-Varehus) in 1950. In 1990, the graphic profile was updated so that all stores were rebranded as S-Butikken, S-Marked, S-Nærkjøp and S-Varehus, which lasted until the rebranding in 2001 to Coop Marked. References Norwegian brands Supermarkets of Norway Coop Norden {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (Coop)
Extra is a Norwegian discount supermarket chain of 574 stores as of 2024. 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 Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R .... 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'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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service Retail#Types of outlets, shop offering a wide variety of food, Drink, beverages and Household goods, household products, organized into sections. Strictly speaking, a supermarket 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 store, big-box market. In everyday American English usage, however, "grocery store" is often casually used as a synonym for "supermarket". The supermarket retail format first appeared around 1930 in the United States as the culmination of almost two decades of retail innovations, and began to spread to other countries after extensive worldwide publicity in 1956. The supermarket typically has places for fresh meat, fresh produce, Dairy product, dairy, Delicatessen, deli items, baked goods, and similar foodstuffs. Shelf space is also reserved for canned and packaged goods and for various non-food items such as kitchenwa ... [...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 Municipalities of Norway, municipality of Bærum, Norway, with a busy bus terminal and a Bekkestua (station), station on one of Oslo's westbound Oslo T-bane, T-bane lines, Kolsåsbanen. It also has its own library, police .... In 2023 the chain held a 3.1% market share in grocery retail in Norway. As of 2021 the chain had a turnover of 7 247 million NOK and as of 20 May 2024 the chain has 66 shops. References Norwegian brands Supermarkets of Norway Coop Norden Retail companies established in 1987 1987 establishments in Norway {{supermarket-stub sv:Coop Mega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermarket
A hypermarket 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'' () 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 retailing clothing, electronics and housewares. Its largest competi ... [...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 in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Before 2001, the stores were only branded as ''Obs! Stormarked'', from 2001 to 2006 as ''Coop obs!'', from 2006 to 2016 as ''Coop obs!'' ''Hypermarked'' and again from 2016 as ''Obs''. Some of the Obs stores have Obs BYGG construction and 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 ...s. List of stores As of 2024, there are 31 Obs hypermarkets in Norway: * Obs Alnabru * Obs Arendal * Obs Bodø * Obs Bryne * Obs Buskerud * Obs City Lade * Obs City Syd * Obs Elverum * Obs Harstad * Obs Haugenstua * Obs Haugesund * Obs Horisont * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
