How S Group, a cooperative company, became Finland’s dominant retailer. “For one thing, since a co-op has no shareholders, and hence no strict need for profit maximization, it can compete quite ruthlessly on price.”
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I've been a member of Brooklyn's Park Slope food Co-Op for about ten years now. I hope they can franchise nationwide someday.
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