Coop Zone

Coop Zone (Coopérative de l'Université Laval)

Industry	Retail
Genre	Consumer coopérative
Founded	January 1987
Headquarters	Québec, Québec (Head of office) , Canada
Key people	Éric Fong
Products	Books, e-book, course notes, computer hardware, Apple products, art material, printing and stationery.
Revenue	50,954,502 CAD (2020-2021)
Number of employees	36 full-time employees and 196 part-time employees
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.^[1]

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:

Maurice Pollack: cooperative general store covering all sectors
Centre-Ville: specialized in arts
Ferdinand-Vandry: Specialized in health sciences
Cégep Limoilou

Community involvement

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

References

^ ^a ^b https://www.zone.coop/fileadmin/user_upload/Rapport_annuel_2020-2021.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ [1] History
^ http://www.zone.coop/jahia/webdav/site/zone/shared/documents/Rapport_Annuel_2007-2008.pdf,^{[permanent dead link]} Annual report 2007-2008