Blumenau-based Cooper Network will invest heavily in the construction of the cooperative’s first cash-and-carry stores, which combine wholesale and retail in one company. The cities of Joinville and Jaragua do Sul will also be covered. In Blumenau, the store will be located in Itupawa Central.

Cooper to Build Checkout Stores in Blumenau, Joinville and Jaragua do Sul – Photo: Reproduction/Internet/North Dakota

This Friday morning (19) I spoke with Osnildo Masaneiro, Executive President of Rede Cooper. Investment in the construction of the three markets should amount to 65 million reais, of which 30 million reais in Joinville and Jaragua do Sul and 35 million reais in cash in Blumenau.

Cooper is a traditional supermarket in Blumenau that created service niches last year with Cooper Super, Cooper Mini, Cooper Fresh and Cooper Express.

Now it’s the turn of the co-op raiders. In Blumenau, the new Cooper will be built on already acquired land on Rua Dr. Pedro Zimmermann, in Itupawa Central, near the old Jensen company.

“Everything is provided for by the strategic plan for the development of the cooperative. In Jaragua do Sul and Joinville, we have already submitted projects to the mayor’s office. Soon we will do it in Blumenau,” Masaneiro said.

The three wholesale stores are expected to be ready and open to the public by the end of 2023, with work going on simultaneously. It is projected to create up to 500 direct and indirect jobs through investment.

New street pharmacy

In addition to the cash registers, Cooper will build a second street pharmacy across from Vila Germanica Park. A place where real estate with commercial premises is being built, next to a gas station.

The pharmacy is due to open before the end of the year, but no date has been set yet. Cooper has 18 pharmacies in each of its supermarkets, but the first pharmacy on Rua 7 de Setembro in the city center opened last year.