Can the co-op model help local businesses compete with Uber and Amazon?
Toronto s Direct Co-ops has ambitious plans to launch a co-op marketplace app, a driver-owned ride-hailing service and more By Richard Trapunski
Samuel Engelking
Direct Co-ops started in Kensington Market, and it s one of the testing grounds for their ambitious plans.
How can small, local businesses compete with major corporate retailers and tech giants?
The people behind Direct Co-ops think they have the answer: banding together and working cooperatively.
The Toronto-based company is so positive the co-op model is the way forward that it’s taking on both Amazon and Uber with online marketplaces, group buying platforms, a worker-owned ride-hailing service and a delivery app.