Retailers' cooperative

A retailers' cooperative is a business entity which employs economies of scale on behalf of its members to get discounts from manufacturers and to pool marketing. It is common for locally-owned grocery stores, hardware stores and pharmacies.

List of retailers' cooperatives

Grocery stores

• Affiliated Food Stores
• Associated Grocers
• ShopRite

Hardware stores

• Handy Hardware
• Hardware Hank
• Do It Best
• True Value
• Distribution America (Trustworthy Hardware, Sentry Hardware, Golden Rule Lumber Center, Priced Right Everyday)
• Ace Hardware
• Reliable Distributors
• Val-Test Distributors
• Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)

See also

• Cooperative