What's New
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2026.03.04
International
CO・OP Core-non-Smile School Project -The 15th Phase Donation Presentation Ceremony held-
The 15th donation presentation ceremony for the CO-OP Core-non-Smile School Project was recently held. Over the past year, purchases of designated products helped raise a total of 17,173,080 yen in donations. These funds will be used through UNICEF to support the development of child-friendly schools in the Republic of Angola, Africa.
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2026.02.26
JCCU
FY2025 Business Overview of Consumer Co-ops Nationwide
FY2025 JCCU sales rose due to higher unit prices despite fewer purchases. While delivery users fell, store visits grew. JCCU is now focusing on DX and store upgrades to counter rising costs.
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2026.02.12
Member Co-ops
Co-opdeli Group donates 2,148,456 yen to Sado City -Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project-
The Co-opdeli Consumers' Co-operative Union and its member co-ops have donated 2,148,456 yen raised through the Sado Crested Ibis Supporting Rice Project, an activity promoted by Sado City in Niigata Prefecture to promote environmentally friendly agriculture (biodiversity farming) and to support the return of the crested ibis to the wild.
What is JCCU?
Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) was established in March 1951 as a national federation of consumer co-ops in Japan. Today, about 303 consumer co-ops and consumer co-op unions join JCCU and the total business turnover of the member co-ops is about 3.8 trillion JPY, with a total of 31 million members. JCCU is the largest consumers' organization in Japan.
What is Consumer Co-op?
A consumer co-op is an autonomous association of consumers united voluntarily to meet their common needs and aspirations.
Consumer Co-op Societies in Japan
543 *
Consumer Co-ops
3.8 Trillion
JPY
31 Million
members
These are approximate figures.
*The number of co-ops which answered JCCU’s survey, including not only member co-ops of JCCU but also those of NFUCA or HeW CO-OP JAPAN.