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Welcome to The Swedish Cooperative Union KF Group

Welcome to The Swedish Cooperative Union KF Group. Established 1899. Swedish Consumer Cooperation. 2.9 million members 63 local cooperative societies About 1 000 sales outlets in Sweden About 21 000 employees.

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Welcome to The Swedish Cooperative Union KF Group

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  1. Welcome toThe Swedish Cooperative UnionKF Group Established 1899

  2. Swedish Consumer Cooperation • 2.9 million members • 63 local cooperative societies • About1 000 sales outlets in Sweden • About 21 000 employees

  3. During more than a 100 years a constantly increasing number of members in Sweden No in thousands Year

  4. Consumer cooperation´s business concept(adopted at the Jubilee Congress in June 1999) Cooperation means members working together in an organised manner for the purpose of creating economic and other added value for everyone. The aim of consumer cooperation is to enable members to contribute through their consumption towards a society which is characterised by economic development, ecological sustainability, mutual reliance and cooperation.

  5. KF’s mission • The national association of the cooperative societies • Main owner of Coop Norden AB and other businesses • Business development in order to provide the membershipwith further added values

  6. Kooperativa Förbundet, KF Group Owners: 2,9 million members in 63 societies Subsidiaries Associated company Coop Norden MedMera KF Media KF Real Estate KF Invest 42% (member card)

  7. The membership card Coop MedMera • The most used membership card in Sweden is the Coop MedMera card • As a member the cardholder has access to a bonus scheme and other member benefits when buying in more than 1 100 stores in Sweden • A paying account and a credit account can be connected to the card • A monthly magazine called Mersmak is distributed free to the members

  8. Societies, KF, Coop Nordenand business activities • Coop Norden operates all stores, supermarketsand hypermarkets in southern and middle Sweden (green area) • About 60 percent of the members live in these areaswith 5 large cooperative societies • About 40 percent of the members have their membership in 58 consumer cooperative societies in other parts of Sweden (grey area) • These societies operate their own retail chains • The retail chains are supplied by Coop Norden and they cooperate on formats etc. according to agreements

  9. Sweden Norway Denmark Coop Norden

  10. KF and FMCG retailing KF is involved in Swedish FMCG retailing in two ways: • As the national association for the 58 societies, which own and run regional or local retailing • As part owner of Coop Norden, which runs Coop in Denmark, Coop in Norway and Coop in Sweden, and is the Nordic region’s largest FMCG company, representing, in Sweden, approximately 60 percent of cooperative FMCG-based retailing *FMCG retailing = Fast moving consumer goods, mainly in supermarkets and hypermarkets

  11. KF promotes cooperative retail business • With its financial strength and stability, KF is prepared to increase its efforts to promote the entire consumer cooperative FMCG retailing movement • By managing and developing Coop MedMera, KF creates a platform by which members are able to benefit from their membership • KF’s wholly owned subsidiary, KF Real Estate, works in collaboration with Coop Norden and retail-operating societies to establish new stores and retail sites

  12. Our values are common in the Nordic countries • Core value • Faith in our distinctive character • Key values • Influence • Concern • Honesty • New thinking

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