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Intercoop Limited (IC) is a buying office and a service organization providing information, sourcing, order follow up and quality control in consumer goods for Scandinavian, Italian and Spanish cooperatives, as well as for other customers. IC operates in the Far East and covers the area with 7 own offices. The head office of IC is situated in Hong Kong. Other offices are located in Karachi, New Delhi, Dhaka, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Ningbo and Surabaya.

The operations are divided in two main divisions - hardgoods and textile. Hardgoods represent all kinds of consumer goods sold in hypermarkets and supermarkets. In textile IC deals with woven and knitted garments as well as with home textiles. The major part of the products is intended for hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount stores and specialty stores in Europe.

The main function of IC is to provide information, sourcing suppliers and do order placement for the European buyers in the Far East. As a daily function IC does order follow up, approvals and quality control and when requested, assist in shipping and payment arrangements. IC is the procurement link between the buyers and the suppliers with the aim to maximize the buying power.

In the procurement process IC has defined social accountability as an integrated and important part of the operations. IC has therefore a code of conduct that all suppliers have to sign and follow. In order to be proactive IC has also a Trust Fund to support the basic education of children in areas from where IC is buying. The Children's Education and Social Welfare Fund of Intercoop Limited is involved in several project in the Far East. The Trust appreciates any donations and/or suggestions for projects to be donated.

IC has a number of highly qualified product specialists, inspectors and expatriates. IC is continuously sourcing new suppliers and is open for any supplier that provides quality goods and is following the Code of Conduct of IC. At the same time, the company also encourages long lasting business relationships with reliable suppliers of goods and services. In order to create mutual benefits.

IC is representing a large potential customer base for its suppliers. The company's business partners operate leading hypermarkets and supermarkets in their respective countries under the names of Coop Forum, Kvickly, Ipercoop, Maxi, Eroski, Valintatalo and Euromarket. Although the main volume comes from food products, consumer goods have an increasing importance in the overall assortment. The owners are among the leading retailers on their respective markets and they offer selling channels with more than 100 million potential customers.