Does anyone know if the COOP supermarkets are open to the public or membership only? I'm looking for a supermarket in Rome to purchase basics for our self catering apartment.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
Open to the public, I shop there often. There is a PAM chain with stores in Roma as well.
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8150 posts
COOP supermarkets are open to the public. There are supermarkets in close proximity all over Rome, so you'll have no problem shopping.
Posted by
OP
106 posts
Wow, thank you guys. That's great news!
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Coop will certainly help you in sticking to your budget...especially in super expensive Switzerland.
Posted by
Houston
3519 posts
I have found them be well stocked with a nice variety of products even in some of the smallest out of the way places. And no membership required.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23278 posts
My knowledge is limited to mostly shopping there but COOP in Italy does not have the same meaning as co-op in the US. COOP is the largest supermarket chain in Italy and is very old. Thinking like Safeway, Krogers, etc.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
15193 posts
The corporate structure is similar to a Credit Union. Members (soci) are owners of the company, but anybody can shop in it.
Coop was founded in 1854.
Posted by
Virginia, USA
792 posts
they are like a Super WalMart in the USA the big ones sell all kinds of stuff - not just food
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10228 posts
It's pronounced coop as in a chicken coop, rather than co-op. As others have said, no membership required.