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The outsider consumer co-operative: lessons from the Community Co-operative Store (Nuriootpa), 1944-2010

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  • Nikola Balnave
  • Greg Patmore

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Current models of co-operative survival need to be modified to consider those national experiences where consumer co-operatives become 'outsider co-operatives'; they cannot rely on a broader co-operative movement or network. The Nuriootpa Co-operative is a prime example of such a co-op. Its ability to deal with issues of capitalisation, ideological appeal and relationships with the local community has historically been central to the survival and growth of this Australian Rochdale co-operative. However, without the support of a broader movement or network, its adoption of the franchising model has proved to be a key to the success of this co-operative.

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  • Nikola Balnave & Greg Patmore, 2015. "The outsider consumer co-operative: lessons from the Community Co-operative Store (Nuriootpa), 1944-2010," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(8), pages 1133-1154, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:57:y:2015:i:8:p:1133-1154
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2015.1015998
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