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Consumer co-operatives inEurope: overview

Rodrigo Gouveia

Secretary-General

European Community ofConsumer Co-operatives

Communaut europennedes coopratives de

consommateurs

26 February 2012

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Consumer co-operatives in

Europe: overview

Outline1) About Euro Coop

2) Consumer co-operatives in Europe: general

figures and concrete cases

3) Challenges and opportunities

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About Euro Coop

European association of consumer co-operatives

Members: national co-operative organisations

from 18 European countries

Objectives:

represent the members to the European institutions

allow the exchange of experiences and best practices

provide information on relevant issues

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About Euro Coop

General Assembly and Board

Working groups composed by experts from

members working on technical issues:

Food Retail & Consumer Policy

Sustainability

Co-operative Identity

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General figures (Euro Coop members only): 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

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Large diversity in terms of market relevance;

types of stores; social activities; member

coverage; etc.

Common thread: co-operative values and

principles

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Finland:

22 regional co-operatives + SOK Corporation

43% market share

Food retail, hotels, restaurants, petrol stations,banks, etc.

2/3 of all households have a co-operative

member

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Denmark:

COOP Denmark + FDB

Market leaders with 41% market share

Mainly food retail but also other activities

Very strong consumer information/education

policies

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Italy:

Market leaders; 13 billion turnover

9 big regional co-operatives with strong

integration (Coop Italia)

COOPthe most loved brand in Italy...

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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

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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

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Challenges and opportunities Differentiation

Co-operation among co-operatives

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Rank (2010) Company Country Turnover (billion )

1 Carrefour France 90.12 Metro Group Germany 67.3

3 Tesco UK 53

4 Schwarz Germany e. 52

5 Aldi Germany 46

...

20? TCG UK 15.9

...

25? Coop Italia Italy 12.8

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Consumer co-operatives in

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Rank Company Country Turnover (billion )

1 Carrefour France 90.12 COOP Europe 80

3 Metro Group Germany 67.3

4 Tesco UK 53

5 Schwarz Germany e. 52

6 Aldi Germany 46

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Thank you for your attention!

Consumer co-operatives in

Europe: overview