Calgary Co-op
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Calgary Co-operative Association Limited (commonly referred to as Calgary Co-op) is a retail cooperative
operating in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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in Calgary and eventually changing hands to the Alberta Co-operative Wholesale Association (ACWA) in 1951, the Calgary Co-operative Association was founded to operate the Calgary food store independently of the ACWA, partially due to member dissatisfaction with how the ACWA managed the venture. The Calgary Co-operative association purchased the Calgary store from ACWA in 1956 for $58,000.
, Strathmore
, and Okotoks, and as of November 2 2008, a home health care subsidiary also located in Calgary. Throughout these locations, the co-operative has over 435,000 members across southern Alberta. Calgary Co-op is a member of Federated Co-operatives
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Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
operating in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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History
Opened in the 1940s as a food store operated by the United Farmers of AlbertaUnited Farmers of Alberta
The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...
in Calgary and eventually changing hands to the Alberta Co-operative Wholesale Association (ACWA) in 1951, the Calgary Co-operative Association was founded to operate the Calgary food store independently of the ACWA, partially due to member dissatisfaction with how the ACWA managed the venture. The Calgary Co-operative association purchased the Calgary store from ACWA in 1956 for $58,000.
Present Operations
Calgary Co-op manages over $288 million in assets with 23 food stores, 26 gas bars, 17 liquor stores and 7 travel offices operating in the Calgary area, including the communities of AirdrieAirdrie, Alberta
Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been...
, Strathmore
Strathmore, Alberta
Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...
, and Okotoks, and as of November 2 2008, a home health care subsidiary also located in Calgary. Throughout these locations, the co-operative has over 435,000 members across southern Alberta. Calgary Co-op is a member of Federated Co-operatives
Federated Co-operatives
Federated Co-operatives Limited , is a co-operative federation, established in 1955, providing procurement and distribution to member co-operatives in Western Canada. Federated Co-operatives is owned by about 265 member co-operatives across the region...
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See also
- List of Co-operative Federations
- List of Canadian supermarketsSupermarkets in CanadaThis is a list of supermarket chains in Canada. For supermarkets operating in other countries, see List of supermarkets.-Major chains:*Costco*Jim Pattison Group operates**Bulkley Valley Wholesale**Buy-Low Foods**Cooper's Foods...