GROCERY RESALE & DISTRIBUTION

Build a Grocery Resale Business Around Your Market.

Start with customer demand, flexible grocery sourcing, and product opportunities that fit your business. From smaller-quantity grocery resale to local pickup and distribution, build an independent operation around the customers you serve.

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Independent grocery resale can begin with a focused product offering and grow as local demand develops.

A DEMAND-DRIVEN APPROACH

Built Around Demand. Not Shelves Full of Inventory.

Traditional grocery retail often requires purchasing inventory before knowing what customers will buy. An order-first approach allows independent operators to organize grocery sourcing around actual customer requests.

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Receive Requests

Customers submit grocery lists, select products, or schedule requests based on their household, business, or group needs. Each request helps the operator identify what groceries to source and when they are needed.

Source Groceries

The operator reviews customer demand, confirms product availability and pricing arrangements, and purchases groceries from appropriate suppliers. Orders can guide purchasing decisions without requiring extensive inventory in advance.

Fulfill Orders

Groceries are organized according to each customer's request and prepared for scheduled pickup, local delivery, or distribution. The operator manages customer communication, order coordination, and fulfillment arrangements.

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THE SMART PORTIONS OPPORTUNITY

One Multipack. More Ways to Sell.

Warehouse-club multipacks offer more than one way to serve customers. With Smart Portions, independent operators can offer complete multipacks or smaller purchase quantities of qualifying products—while keeping every individual resale unit in its original factory-sealed packaging.

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Complete Multipacks

Sell the Original Package. Offer customers the full warehouse-club multipack in its original manufacturer packaging.

Smaller Quantities

Offer More Flexible Choices. Provide smaller quantities of eligible individually factory-sealed products from qualifying multipacks.

Independent Pricing

Control Your Resale Offering. Choose the products, purchase quantities, and resale prices that fit your business and customers.

Smart Portions currently focuses on Costco products, with opportunities to expand into qualifying multipack products from other wholesale and bulk grocery suppliers.

Product eligibility and applicable local requirements must be evaluated by each operator.

FLEXIBLE PRODUCT SYSTEMS

Different Products. Different Markets.

Build a grocery offering around the customers you want to serve. Co-Op Shopper provides product catalogs and configurable assets that support different shopping needs, resale opportunities, and fulfillment models.

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Everyday Market

Familiar grocery essentials for routine shopping, household needs, and local delivery.

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Costco Grocery Catalog

Warehouse-club grocery selections for larger households, businesses, and group orders.

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Smart Portions

Smaller purchase quantities from qualifying multipacks, with original factory packaging intact.

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Grocery Bundles

Curated grocery selections for arrivals, meals, events, and specific customer needs.

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Specialty Grocery Selections

Targeted assortments for customer preferences, dietary needs, and specialized markets, subject to product availability.

Operators select the product systems that fit their business. Co-Op Shopper supports catalog configuration and product setup; operators manage sourcing, pricing, customers, and fulfillment.

CUSTOMERS & MARKETS

Different Customers. Different Opportunities.

Grocery resale and distribution can serve more than one type of customer. From vacation guests and busy households to workplaces and community organizations, independent operators can build services around specific shopping needs.

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Pre-arrival groceries, welcome packages, and scheduled restocking for vacation properties and guest accommodations.

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Households & Local Customers

Everyday grocery requests, convenient local delivery, and pickup options for customers who value personalized service.

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Businesses & Workplaces

Office snacks, beverages, pantry essentials, and recurring supply orders for local businesses.

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Senior & Community Living

Coordinated grocery shopping and delivery services for residents, households, and community settings.

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Events & Group Orders

Snack packages, beverage selections, and coordinated grocery orders for meetings, gatherings, and events.

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Specialty & Targeted Markets

Focused grocery selections for customers seeking particular products, preferences, or shopping arrangements.

Operators can focus on one customer group or serve several, depending on local demand, sourcing options, delivery capacity, and their preferred business model.

BUILD AT YOUR OWN PACE

Start With Demand. Expand With Opportunity.

A grocery resale business does not have to begin with a large product inventory or a dedicated retail location. Start with a focused service, learn what customers request, and expand your offerings as your operation develops.

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Start With a Defined Market

Choose a customer group and a manageable selection of grocery services. Focus on requests you can source, coordinate, and fulfill consistently.

Build Around Real Orders

Use customer requests and purchasing patterns to guide sourcing, product selections, scheduling, and fulfillment decisions.

Expand When It Make Sense

Add customer groups, product systems, pickup options, or recurring orders when demand and operating capacity support the next step.

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THE CO-OP SHOPPER ADVANTAGE

The Infrastructure Behind Your Business.

Building an independent grocery business involves more than sourcing products. Co-Op Shopper provides website solutions, grocery product systems, and ordering tools designed to help operators establish a professional customer experience.

Website Solutions

Establish Your Online Presence. Choose a website solution that fits your business, from a streamlined operator presence to a full grocery shopping platform.

Grocery Product Systems

Build Your Product Offering. Use configured grocery catalogs, Smart Portions, and Grocery Bundles to support the products and markets you choose to serve.

Ordering Tools

Organize Customer Requests. Support customer ordering and request collection through configured website shopping features or Operator Microsites.

Setup & Configuration

Prepare Your Business for Launch. Receive setup and configuration assistance for the selected digital solution, based on your business information and service model.

Your Business. Your Customers. Your Operations.

You remain responsible for grocery sourcing, product pricing, customer relationships, inventory, fulfillment, and applicable operating requirements. Co-Op Shopper provides the selected digital tools and setup services.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Explore Your Grocery Business Opportunity.

Whether you want to serve local households, prepare grocery packages for vacation rentals, or supply businesses and community groups, the right starting point depends on your customers and how you plan to operate.

Explore Co-Op Shopper's website solutions and product systems to see how you can build an online presence around your grocery business.

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Considering a Larger Grocery Operation?

For operators exploring a dedicated retail location, shared grocery facility, or broader distribution model, learn about Market & Grocery Hubs.

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