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Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society

Logo: store.thecoop.com3

U.S. campus bookstore chain

The Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society is a retail cooperative for the Harvard University and MIT campuses in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While the general public is able to shop, membership discounts and other benefits are restricted to Coop members. As of 2020, there are three store locations at Harvard, and two at MIT.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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2017 The Coop, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society (or The Coop, pronounced as a single syllable) is a retail cooperative for the Harvard University and MIT campuses in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While the general public is able to shop, membership discounts and other benefits are restricted to Coop members. As of 2020, there are three store locations at Harvard, and two at MIT. The main store is located in the heart of Harvard Square, across the street from the headhouse of the Harvard subway station.2

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