Coop Zone Explained

Coop Zone (Coopérative de l'Université Laval)
Genre:Consumer coopérative
Founded:January 1987
Hq Location City:Québec, Québec (Head of office)
Hq Location Country:Canada
Key People:Éric Fong
Industry:Retail
Products:Books, e-book, course notes, computer hardware, Apple products, art material, printing and stationery.
Num Employees:36 full-time employees and 196 part-time employees
Revenue: 50,954,502 CAD (2020-2021)
Website:www.zone.coop

Coopérative de l'Université Laval (often designated by its commercial diminutive "Coop Zone") is a cooperative involved in the sale of products for the community of Université Laval.

With a turnover of 50,9 million Canadian dollars and 58 442 members, it is the largest university cooperative in Quebec.[1]

The cooperative has been recognized as number one Canadian university library by the Globe and Mail in 2007.

History

The cooperative was founded in 1987 under the name "Procure coopérative de matériel étudiant". In 1996, the cooperative merged with its rival on campus "Coop Comptoir Sciences" to form the current entity.[2]

Stores

There are 4 stores:

Community involvement

The cooperative paid $509 069 in rebate for the 2020–2021 years.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.zone.coop/fileadmin/user_upload/Rapport_annuel_2020-2021.pdf
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229064012/http://www.zone.coop/jahia/Jahia/accueil/la_cooperative/mission_et_historique
  3. http://www.zone.coop/jahia/webdav/site/zone/shared/documents/Rapport_Annuel_2007-2008.pdf,{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Annual report 2007-2008