Swiss chain Coop (CH) has increased total net sales by 15.6% to CHF19.3 billion (USD17.8 billion) for financial year 2008, a company record. Sales of the retail division alone rose by 15.2% to CHF18.2 billion (USD16.8 billion). Sales of the Coop hypermarkets, superstores, supermarkets and neighbourhood stores has developed well, increasing by CHF768 million (USD709.1 million) to CHF11 billion (USD10.1 billion).
