Coop Italia: new relaunch and greater coordination among the cooperatives
Coop Italia: new relaunch and greater coordination among the cooperatives
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A new system plan to leverage synergies between the cooperatives and the Coop Italia. During the last general meeting, held in June, the president of the National Association of Consumer Cooperatives, Ernesto Dalle Rive, outlined the guidelines of the strategic plan.
It also highlighted “the need for a new phase of relaunching competitiveness through a clearer division of roles between Ancc and Coop Italia, greater convergence in the cooperatives’ policies and a simplification of decision-making processes”.
The members decided to increase the number of members of the new Board of Directors from 11 to 12 , which appointed Domenico Brisigotti as chairman of Coop Italia, replacing Maura Latini at the end of her term.
In 2025 the Coop retail chain confirmed its third place in the national ranking of large-scale retail, with a market share of 10,9%, -0,1%.
Private-label product
In 2025 the purchasing activity carried out by the Coop Italia consortium on behalf of its members generated revenues of 7,73 billion euros (+0,7%), with a profit of 0,62 million. Of these, 7,4 billion (+0,46%) relate to food and 324 million (+3,5%) to non-food.
In food, the private-label product Coop generated turnover of 2,2 billion (+0,6%) while non-food generated just 36 million, but grew by 5%. The overall share of private label in turnover is therefore 30%.
In the healthcare sector, Coop Italia saw sales fall due to the closure of 5 pharmacies and the transfer to a third-party operator (Gsm-Più Medical) of a further 17 pharmacies by Coop Lombardia.
Ex-import
Coop Italia’s direct imports from abroad amounted to 57,7 million. The consortium aims to develop direct sourcing (procurement from producers), considered a driver of competitiveness.
On the export front, the subsidiary Coop Italian Food generated revenues of 14,4 million (+0,26%), but recorded a loss of 2,5 million. Mainly due to the negative performance of the Canadian subsidiary (which will be wound up) and the dollar’s slump. At the beginning of 2026 Coop Italian Food was recapitalised.
Millions of members
As regards retail sales, last year the Coop retail chain reported retail turnover of 15,1 billion. The share of private label in total sales exceeded 40% by volume, with turnover from Coop private-label products of more than 3,5 billion.
The network comprises 2.237 points of sale in 18 regions. Its membership base consists of 6,2 million members.
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This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.
