The General Store Co-op is an integral part of the UCSD campus. Started in 1980, the General Store is one of the very few independently run business on a college campus. We are a non-profit, student run, student owned business. The purpose of the General Store has always been to provide low cost goods to the UCSD community.
How did the General Store Co-op start? Back in the 1980's a group of friends got together to order jeans at a discounted price. It grew from there and products were added to help UCSD students buy things at a reasonable price.