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The domain coop is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support co-operatives.

The coop TLD was proposed by the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) as a response to the announcement by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in late 2000 of a phased release of seven new generic top-level domains in an expansion of the Internet domain name space.

The proposal was backed by many cooperatives and similar trade groups around the world, including the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). The technical infrastructure for the coop TLD was developed by the worker cooperative Poptel in the United Kingdom and became operational on January 30, 2002.

The domain's sponsoring organization is DotCooperation LLC (also known as dotCoop), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association. DotCooperation is responsible for the TLD operation, including the enforcement of registration requirements. In 2005, the Midcounties Co-operative assumed operation of the domain registry through a subsidiary unit (Midcounties Co-operative Domains). DynDNS was contracted as the sole DNS provider for the registry in 2006.

Cooperative

A co-operative (also known as co-op, cooperative or coop) is an autonomous association of persons united voluntary to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled business. Cooperatives include non-profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use their services (a consumer cooperative) or by the people who work there (a worker cooperative) or by the people who live there (a housing cooperative), hybrids such as worker cooperatives that are also consumer cooperatives or credit unions, multi-stakeholder cooperatives such as those that bring together civil society and local actors to deliver community needs, and second and third tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives.

In short, a co-op can be defined as "a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers." Co-operative businesses are typically more economically resilient than many other forms of enterprise, with twice the number of co-operatives (80%) surviving their first five years compared with other business ownership models (41%). Co-operatives frequently have social goals which they aim to accomplish by investing a proportion of trading profits back into their communities. As an example of this, in 2013, retail co-operatives in the UK invested 6.9% of their pre-tax profits in the communities in which they trade as compared with 2.4% for other rival supermarkets.

The Co-operative Food

The Co-operative Food, commonly referred to as the Co-op (and stylised as "The co-operative food" since 2013), is a brand devised for the grocery business of the consumer co-operative movement in the United Kingdom. The brand is commonly understood to represent one supermarket business though this is not true as it is used by over 15 different co-operative societies which operate over 4,000 outlets. Successor to Co-op Welcome and a range of regional formats, the latest version of the brand was introduced in 2008 with a significant advertising campaign. Customers of many of the larger UK co-operative societies can earn an annual share of the profits at any of "The Co-operative Food" branded stores in proportion to purchases through The Co-operative Membership scheme.

In 2015 The Co-operative Food was voted "best overall convenience store chain" at the CTP Awards.

Operations

Whilst the UK co-operative sector's market share of food retail has diminished from a peak of 30% in the 1950s to just 6.4% today, the largest business in the UK co-operative movement - The Co-operative Group - remains the fifth largest food retailer in the United Kingdom. "The Co-operative Food" brand is used by over 3,500 stores owned by the various societies which make up the co-operative movement, including the Central England Co-operative and the Midcounties Co-operative, but the brand is most associated with The Co-operative Group as it operates significantly the largest number of stores. A number of co-operative societies including Scotmid and the Lincolnshire Co-operative do not use the standard brand, preferring instead to retain the 1992 'cloverleaf version of The Co-operative brand.

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The Times/The Sunday Times 23 Mar 2025
SKY UK ... It must all seem terribly familiar — like if I had to watch a series about sheep standing on a hillside in the rain, or old gadgies going to the Co-op on their mobility scooters ... Culture. TV & Radio ... , Contributor ... .
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Helen Harness

Santa Cruz Sentinel 23 Mar 2025
Helen L ... She spent many years buying and selling antiques and collectibles and was a member of several antique co-ops in Santa Cruz County and San Juan Batista before really retiring at age 90 ... Family and friends will celebrate her life privately ... .
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Opinion: Co-ops should be a big part of North Shore housing plan

North Shore News 22 Mar 2025
Similarly, CMHC is offering the Co-op Housing Development Program, co-designed with CHF of Canada and the co-operative housing sector, to help support the development of more non-profit co-ops.
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12 best-selling REI deals on Jetboil, Patagonia, Coleman

Usatoday 22 Mar 2025
... REI Co-op member deals to shop this weekend only.12 best-selling REI deals for REI Co-op Members ... As a consumer co-op, REI Co-op members pay a one-time fee and are part of the REI community for life.
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Sweet treat-loving man granted dying wish to be buried in a Snickers-inspired coffin: ‘Nuts’

New York Post 22 Mar 2025
Paul’s family informed us that he was one of life’s true characters, and his farewell needed to reflect that,” Ali Leggo, Funeral Arranger at F A Holland (Co-op) Funeralcare in Chichester. Courtesy of Co-op / SWNS ... Courtesy of Co-op / SWNS 3.
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Fire damages Anchors Edge residential co-op building in Freeport

Newsday 22 Mar 2025
Multiple fire departments extinguished a blaze that seriously damaged a three-story residential building in Freeport on Friday evening, officials said ... Friday, Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael F. Uttaro said in a news release ... Sign up ... Credit.
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Free-To-Play Game Of Thrones RPG Launches On Steam Soon, But You'll Have To Pay

Gamespot 22 Mar 2025
... quests, participate in co-op dungeons, and complete 50 chapters of the main storyline ... Kingsroad's full free-to-play launch will include more regions to explore, additional co-op dungeons, and more.
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The actors behind Split Fiction's main characters nearly botched their first auditions because they didn't ...

Games Radar 22 Mar 2025
... studios" reportedly start a bidding war over the co-op sensation ... Split Fiction is already being turned into a movie as "top Hollywood studios" reportedly start a bidding war over the co-op sensation.
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Arcadegeddon is Now Free to Play

Game Rant 22 Mar 2025
Illfonic's co-op roguelike shooter Arcadegeddon has gone ...
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Painkiller - Announcement Gameplay Trailer

Gamespot 22 Mar 2025
🤘 Painkiller is back. bloodier and more brutal than ever! Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled experience that brings you epic co-op action, relentless waves of enemies, and devastating weaponry designed to chew through the underworld ... .
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FBC Firebreak Dev Says It's Given No Thought To Switch 2 Support So Far

Gamespot 22 Mar 2025
FBC. Firebreak is an upcoming co-op shooter from Control and Alan Wake studio Remedy, and the game is currently confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X.S, and PC.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting Its Own Arcade Game

Gamespot 22 Mar 2025
Near the end of 2024, CD Projekt Red shifted away from Cyberpunk 2077 updates as the developer focused on putting The Witcher 4 into full production ... It also reveals that Turf Wars has three game modes. story mode, co-op/versus mode, and sniper mode.
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Who Climbed the El Dorado?

New York Magazine 22 Mar 2025
Photo. Jeff French Segall ... “I have total admiration for these two young ones.”. The white-glove co-op’s management, however, did not ... By that evening, the El Dorado’s co-op board president, Mark Schonberger, had started walking back the fake-news claims.
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All Split Fiction Easter Eggs You Might've Missed: Elden Ring, Halo, And More

Gamespot 22 Mar 2025
Split Fiction developer Hazelight is also responsible for the 2021 co-op hit It Takes Two, which won Game of the Year at The Game Awards in the same year.
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