Coopérative U (Système U before 2024) is a French symbol group retailers cooperative of independent hypermarkets and supermarkets, headquartered in the Parc Tertiaire SILIC in Rungis, France.
It owns the trademarks Hyper U, Super U, U Express and Utile, which are used by its members.
In January 2025, the group announced that it had 1,804 stores in 15 countries.
History
It is directly descended from the Pain Quotidien ('daily bread') cooperative which was founded in western France in 1894.[1] In 1920, the association brought together 300 affiliated grocers.
In 2023, Mercure International of Monaco will begin replacing the Casino and Géant brands with Coopérative U in Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon and Senegal.[2]
In February 2024, the Schiever group becomes a partner of Coopérative U.[3]