A Room of One’s Own bookstore is considering transitioning their store into a co-op.
At a meeting Tuesday night, co-owner Sandi Torkildson and University of Wisconsin Cooperative Development Specialist, Courtney Berner discussed what transitioning into a co-op would mean for the bookstore and opened up discussion for people from the community.
Torkildson said since has owned the store for 47 years, she is looking into co-op as an option that would allow the store to remain open but would give her more free time.
Torkildson said this is just a preliminary meeting to help thosee who are interested in the co-op model to meet each other.
Transitioning from a traditional business model into a co-op is a viable option, Torkildson said. Though the bookstore business is not something people get involved in if they want to make a lot of profit since most of the money raised goes back into the store and buying new books, a co-op can help with inventory costs.
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