“A great relief”: after Coop Breizh, the Breton edition finds a new refuge in Quimper

On June 17, 2025, the Brest Commercial Court pronounced the compulsory liquidation of Coop Breizh. Therefore, A sad end for the emblematic Breton publishing and distribution house. In addition, A question. Moreover, heavy of stake, has since been pending in suspense: that had been going to become the approximately 392,000 works of the publishers formerly disseminated by Coop Breizh, and the 192,000 volumes published by the Publisher Spezetois himself? Nevertheless, Were they going to be redeemed by a léfeluder, between a batch of shoes and another of detergents?

“Relief and feeling of hope” – "a great relief": after coop

After a month and a half of concern, a happy outcome was drawn on Wednesday. However, It is notably due to the interest in Léonor Hénon’s literature. Consequently, the liquidator agent, and the judge-commissioner of the Brest court. Nevertheless, “There is. Consequently, at the same time, a great relief and a “a great relief”: after coop feeling of hope and pride to be able to continue making quality books for the readership of Brittany. In addition, This is sense of meaning and potential for the creators, ”welcomed the publisher Jean-Marie Goater on Wednesday afternoon.

The one who is also a spokesperson for the publishing houses of Brittany has long feared the worst. However, wanted to thank the liquidator agent, “who understood the issues that went beyond a simple settlement of the commercial dispute”.

Fifteen publishers picked up – "a great relief": after coop

The judge-commissioner therefore signed an order accepting the takeover offer. by editions of the Palémon, of the distribution contracts of fifteen publishers. The Quimpéroise company is. since the end of Coop Breizh, the only one to have a diffusion branch – called PLM Diffusion – in Brittany. Until then, it distributed its 25 “house” authors and some publishers such as Lajouanie, Terres de Brume or, recently, Yoran Embanner.

She is therefore “a great relief”: after coop preparing to welcome the volumes of the six publishing houses in the Breton language such as Skol Vreizh. Bannoù Heol, Al Liamm, An Alarc’h, Al Lanv and Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, as well as the magazine the Breton people and the very young Revue Istor Breizh. The publishers at the edge of the continent. Goater, White and Black, Too Mad, Jujubier and My Tro Breizh are also taken up, as well as the musical label Paker Prod, which notably produces O’tridal or Startijenn.

“A sacred challenge”

Palémon also takes over the Beluga editions, which were the youth branch of Coop Breizh. Contacted, the director of Palémon, Delphine Hamon, says she is very satisfied. “We collect publishers and their stocks, as we wanted. “She is preparing for” a sporting and exciting summer. It’s a hell of a challenge! ».

Priority will now be to repatriate the stocks of books in new rented spaces. “Then we will have to reference them and work with our network of booksellers and points of sale. To do this. Palémon has just hired the ex-editorial responsible for Coop Breizh, as well as a former employee specializing in logistics.

Coop Breizh books sold at auction

Most of the 392,000 pounds therefore have a new refuge. “a great relief”: after coop About fifteen small publishers remain on the tile. They should nevertheless be able, if they want, recover their stocks before auction. Some may then choose to autodiff. The only downside: the books published by Coop Breizh. as well as its records, which are part of the company’s assets, will be sold at auction.