As a Willy Street Co-op Owner, you can:*
- Receive discounts on products and classes at all three of our stores. (Owners who spend $40/week at the Co-op save an average of $102 per year on Owner-only sales!)
- Receive discounts when you buy products in large amounts.
- Celebrate with other Owners at the Annual Meeting and other Co-op sponsored events.
- Receive monthly information, discounts and recipes from the Co-op.
- Order groceries on shop.willystreet.coop and have them ready to be picked up or delivered for a lower fee than a non-owner pays.
- Vote in Willy Street Co-op elections and run for election on the Board of Directors.
- Get perks from a variety of local businesses just for being a Willy Street Co-op Owner.
- Voice your opinion about Co-op projects and participate on Owner advisory groups.
- Receive similar benefits at some partnering co-ops in Wisconsin and in other states.
When Willy Street Co-op makes a profit, the Board of Directors can decide to give a refund, or money back, to its Owners. Your refund depends on how much you shop at the Co-op during the year. If you receive a refund, you will receive a percentage of the profit as store credit. The rest of the profit is invested, or saved, in your name to support the Co-op as it grows.
*Benefits are limited to Willy Street Co-op Owners only.
As an Owner, you support the goals of Willy Street Co-op to:
- be part of an active community that is financially responsible and cares for the environment.
- support small, local, and cooperative farms and businesses.
- be a great place to work, offering employees great pay, health care and retirement benefits, and the opportunity to participate in company decisions.
- support the community by giving money, or grants, to local nonprofit groups for programs that involve food, nutrition and well-being, sustainable agriculture, cooperative education and social change.
As an Owner of Willy Street Co-op you will join many people in the community to build a local business that is responsible, cares for people in the community and listens to the opinions of its Owners and employees.
