Symposium Papers / The Environment Surrounding the Community-Based Retail Co-ops Before and After the Outbreak of the COVID-19

This study focused on the situation surrounding community-based retail co-ops before and after COVID-19 pandemic considered its impact co-ops’ supply. The found that increase in supply of is significantly affected by number new members. Further, increased use services existing members was also affected. Due to state emergency, demand for dining out decreased, home-cooked prepared meals increased. Against this backdrop, food suppliers, including co-ops, tended increase, especially co-op home deliveries. However, long-term problems faced such as aging difficulty attracting interested food, have not been solved. I argue temporarily increasing due COVID-19, which an external factor.