Saskatoon Co-op

Saskatoon Co-operative Association Limited (commonly referred to as Saskatoon Co-op) is a retail cooperative. A member of Federated Co-operatives, it is headquartered in Saskatoon and has operations in the city and surrounding municipalities

Saskatoon Co-operative Association Limited

Company type	Cooperative
Industry	Groceries Petroleum Hardware
Headquarters	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Revenue	$313 million
Net income	$32.5 million
Total assets	$146 million
Number of employees	1,000
Website	www.saskatooncoop.ca

Present operations

Saskatoon Co-op Gas Bar in Martensville

Saskatoon Co-op, which achieved sales of $503 million in 2021,^[1] operates six retail food stores, four wine, spirits and beer stores, two home centres, one agro centre, 13 gas bars/convenience stores, seven car washes and one hybrid store in Colonsay. Alongside Saskatoon, it has operations in Watrous, Colonsay, Dalmeny, Hepburn, Martensville, Rosthern, Waldheim, and Warman.^[2] The co-op has 109,000 members and 1,140 employees.^[3]

History

In 2013, Saskatoon Co-op opened Saskatoon's first private liquor store, occupying 10,000 square feet at Blairmore centre. It is one of the biggest liquor stores in the city. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2014, Saskatoon Co-op acquired the Safeway location in 8th Street in Saskatoon; it was divested as part of Sobeys' acquisition of Safeway.^[6] They then relocated the Home Centre on 8th Street into its former grocery store, and then opened a liquor store in the former Home Centre location.

In 2017, the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League reached a five-year sponsorship deal with Saskatoon Co-op, under which the team's venue is referred to as "Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre" during its games.^[7]

In November 2018, UFCW Local 1400 workers at Saskatoon Co-op went on strike^[a] over a proposed two-tier salary structure that would place newer employees on a lower pay grid. The union and Saskatoon Co-op reached an agreement in April 2019 that ended the strike.^[9]

In February 2019, Hepburn Co-op amalgamated into Saskatoon Co-op, expanding its operations to include Dalmeny, Hepburn, Rosthern, and Waldheim.^[2]

See also

• List of Co-operative Federations
• List of Canadian supermarkets

Notes

1. Workers at a former Safeway that was acquired by Saskatoon Co-op did not participate in the strike. The employees at this location were represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union^[8]