Trondos

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Coop Trondheim og Omegn BA
Type Cooperative
Founded 1970
Headquarters Trondheim, Norway
Area served Trondheim Region
Industry Retailing
Operating income NOK 2,872 million (2006)
Profit NOK 143 million (2006)
Owner NOK 165 million (2006)
Employees 1,153 (2006)
Website www.trondos.no

Coop Trondheim og Omegn BA or Trondos is the largest consumer cooperative part of Coop NKL in Norway. The cooperative operates 50 stores and has more than 100,000 members with operation in Trondheim, Klæbu, Malvik, Melhus, Skaun and Stjørdal.

The company operates two Coop Obs!, five Coop Mega, two Coop Marked, one Coop Byggmix and 22 Coop Prix as well as one Domus Interiør, one Coop Obs! Sport and two YX Energi fuel stations. It also owns the shopping centres City Lade and City Syd.

[edit] History

Trondos was founded on January 1, 1970 when seven cooperatives around Trondheim merged with the name Trondheim og Omegn Samvirkelag. But the first store was founded in 1895 in Hommelvik.