This is a good question. Patronizing the store should be sufficient to handle the economics, but I would guess the price of products is not their biggest conce

This is a good question. Patronizing the store should be sufficient to handle the economics, but I would guess the price of products is not their biggest concern or consideration. If it was my town store, I would only want to make it a co-op and become part owner if there was an issue with management and/or cost control, e.g. bad owner, staffing, salaries, inventory, profit margin, upkeep, etc.