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Coop

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Dutch supermarket chain

Coop Supermarkten is a supermarket chain founded in 1891 in Zaandam, Netherlands. It is named after the cooperative aspects of the company. In 2001, the company merged with wholesale purchaser Codis to form CoopCodis.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1891Founded1

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Coop Supermarkten in Velp
Photo: Coop Supermarkten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Coop Supermarkten is a supermarket chain founded in 1891 in Zaandam, Netherlands. It is named after the cooperative aspects of the company. In 2001, the company merged with wholesale purchaser Codis to form CoopCodis. In 2009, the name was changed again, from CoopCodis to Coop Supermarkten. Coop Supermarkten takes part in the Dutch wholesale purchasing cooperative Superunie.2

Products and brands

Coop Supermarkten is a cooperation of 242 supermarkets (on 2015-01-01):

36 price-aggressive large supermarkets under the name Supercoop, usually located in populated areas with a lot of competition.

60 smaller supermarkets under the name CoopCompact.

Over 140 normal stores under the name Coop. A bit more expensive than their big brothers, these are usually located in rural areas where there is not a lot of competition.

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Several other stores, operated by franchisers under a different name (not using one of the Coop store formats).

From Wikipedia’s article on Coop (Netherlands), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Coöperatieve Verbruiksvereniging Kennemerland UA1
  2. Succeeded HaKa1

Timeline

  1. 2025Acquired Acquired by Van Tol Retail1
  2. 1891Founded Founded1

Sources

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