Coop
Coop is a Netherlands-based, member-owned cooperative operating an online grocery and recipes portal alongside a federated European retail network across five countries, serving cooperative members through digital platforms, physical stores, and cross-border digital transformation initiatives.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1891
- HeadquartersVelp, Netherlands
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Coop does
Coop, headquartered in Velp, Netherlands, operates an online portal that sells grocery products alongside cuisine recipes and serves as a member-owned cooperative retail entity founded in 1891. The business model is grounded in cooperative ownership, where customers are simultaneously members and partial owners, receiving patronage-based benefits and participating in governance. Coop serves two primary segments: cooperative members who access retail goods, digital services, and member benefits programs, and cooperative retail networks across Europe that collaborate on digital transformation and innovation sharing.
The company's core products combine digital and physical retail channels. The most prominent digital asset is the Lobyco-built mobile application operated for Coop Denmark, which serves 850,000 monthly active users as an engagement and member-services platform. On the physical side, Skupina COOP has deployed an award-winning hybrid autonomous store model across 35 Czech co-operative locations, integrating traditional grocery retail with autonomous checkout and operational technology. The company participates in a cross-border European cooperative retail network spanning the UK, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Italy, with Legacoop providing digital transformation support to more than 10,000 Italian co-operatives.
Revenue is generated primarily through retail merchandise sales to member-owners and consumers, with store-level pricing management and patronage refund programs distributing value back to the membership. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is community-led, combining physical store presence across multiple countries with digital channels (mobile apps, online portal) to drive member engagement. With 5,001–10,000 employees, Coop operates at meaningful scale within the European cooperative retail sector, though the input data does not disclose consolidated revenue figures or detailed unit economics.
Coop firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coop
- Website
- https://coop.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1891
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Coop is a Netherlands-based, member-owned cooperative operating an online grocery and recipes portal alongside a federated European retail network across five countries, serving cooperative members through digital platforms, physical stores, and cross-border digital transformation initiatives.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Coop industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Grocery Retail
- NAICS
- Food and Beverage Retailers (445)
- SIC
- Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Multi-Stakeholder Grocery Cooperatives (CRAHALAD)
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Where Coop is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Velp
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Coop business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Retail Merchandise Sales: As a cooperative retail network, Coop organizations generate revenue primarily through retail sales of goods and services to member-owners and consumers. The cooperative model typically involves members purchasing shares and receiving benefits, with revenue generated from merchandise sales across store locations.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Coop product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coop is an online portal that sells grocery products as well as cuisine recipes. As part of a federated European cooperative retail network, Coop operates physical retail stores across multiple European countries and supports member engagement through digital platforms, including mobile applications with hundreds of thousands of monthly active users and hybrid autonomous store technologies.
Product overview
Coop operates as a federated network of co-operative retailers across multiple European countries (UK, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy), each with distinct digital offerings. Coop Denmark offers a Lobyco-built mobile application with 850,000 monthly users for member engagement. Skupina COOP in the Czech Republic operates an award-winning hybrid autonomous store model across 35 co-operatives. Legacoop in Italy provides digital transformation support to its member co-ops. These offerings represent varied approaches to co-operative retail, from consumer-facing mobile apps to physical retail innovation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Online Grocery Shopping Portal
- Cuisine Recipes
Quantifiable outcome
- 850,000 monthly active users engaged through cooperative digital platform
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Coop
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Coop technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Coop partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Italian Co-operative Retailers (Legacoop)core
- Coop Denmarkcore
- Skupina COOP (Czech Republic)core
- Slovak Co-operative Retailersminor
- Lobycocore
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Coop competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- The Co-operative Group: The UK Co-operative Group is the most directly comparable peer — a large member-owned cooperative retailer operating grocery stores and related services in the UK. It participates in the same cross-border cooperative network referenced in the data and shares the same member-ownership model, customer base profile, and revenue model as Coop.
- Coop Denmark: Coop Denmark is a sister cooperative retail entity operating grocery stores in Denmark and the developer/operator of the Lobyco mobile app with 850,000 monthly users referenced in the data. It shares the same cooperative ownership structure, customer base, and digital engagement platform.
- Skupina COOP (Czech Republic): Skupina COOP operates the award-winning hybrid autonomous store model across 35 Czech cooperatives referenced in the data. It is a directly comparable cooperative retail peer with the same member-ownership model and overlapping digital transformation priorities.
- ICA Gruppen: ICA Gruppen is a major Swedish cooperative retailer with a similar member-owned structure and grocery retail focus. It operates across Scandinavia with comparable digital engagement and member loyalty programs, making it a strong direct peer despite the geographic separation.
- Legacoop (Italy): Legacoop is the Italian cooperative federation providing digital transformation support to over 10,000 Italian co-ops referenced in the data. It operates in the same cooperative ecosystem with overlapping member-services and digital innovation mandates.
Broad incumbents
- Albert Heijn (Ahold Delhaize): Albert Heijn is the dominant Dutch grocery retailer and the primary direct competitor to Coop NL in the Netherlands market. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping grocery products and digital services with substantially greater capital resources.
- Jumbo: Jumbo is a major Dutch grocery chain and direct competitor to Coop NL in the Netherlands. As one of the largest supermarket operators in the country, it competes head-to-head with Coop on price, assortment, and digital services.
- Edeka: Edeka is Germany's largest grocery retailer, structured as a cooperative of independent retailers. It serves as both a comparable cooperative peer at scale and a broad incumbent competitor in adjacent European markets where Coop operates.
- Rewe Group: Rewe Group is a major German retail conglomerate with significant grocery operations across Europe. As a broad incumbent operating in multiple European geographies overlapping with Coop, it represents both a comparable scale retailer and a competitive threat.
Emerging players
- Picnic: Picnic is an emerging Dutch online grocery delivery company operating in the Netherlands and other European markets. As an app-based, technology-forward grocery model, it represents the digital-native competitive pressure Coop faces in its core Dutch market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Coop social profiles
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Coop leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Coop funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Coop M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Coop
What does Coop do?
Coop is an online portal that sells grocery products as well as cuisine recipes. As part of a federated European cooperative retail network, Coop operates physical retail stores across multiple European countries and supports member engagement through digital platforms, including mobile applications with hundreds of thousands of monthly active users and hybrid autonomous store technologies.
Is Coop a public or private company?
Coop is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Coop founded?
Coop was founded in 1891. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Coop based?
Coop is headquartered in Velp, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Coop make money?
One revenue line is on record: retail Merchandise Sales.
Who are Coop's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are The Co-operative Group, Coop Denmark, Skupina COOP (Czech Republic), ICA Gruppen and Legacoop (Italy). Broad incumbents are Albert Heijn (Ahold Delhaize), Jumbo, Edeka and Rewe Group. Picnic is listed as an emerging player.
Does Coop have an API?
No public API is recorded for Coop.
What industry is Coop in?
Coop's product category is Grocery Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAHALAA, Member-Owned Food Cooperatives, with a secondary code of CRAHALAD, Multi-Stakeholder Grocery Cooperatives. Its NAICS code is 445 and its SIC code is 5411.