Israel’s first non-profit supermarket co-op store has opened in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Ten co-ops are planned to open each year, providing a low-cost shopping alternative for the socio-economically challenged communities in Israel’s northern and southern periphery.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/first-of-40-planned-nonprofit-co-op-stores-opens-in-sderot/