On August 3 1880 a group of local miners issued a prospectus for a Cop-Op Store Company to be built in Bannockburn. This was to be for the sale of provisions. The company was floated with a nominal capital of two thousand pound (£2000), being 2000 shares at £1 each. The provisional directors were : - James Hancock - William Griffith - Joseph Moore - David Stewart - James Menzies - John Pryde - James Cowan - J P Smiddy - John Richards All of these directors lived in Bannockburn. Mr J L Moore was appointed as the Company Secretary-Treasurer. The shares were taken up among the directors who held their first meeting at the Angel Arms Hotel on 17 Sept 1880. The company advertised in the Cromwell Argus on Sept 21 for a butcher and a baker. On Oct 19, James Smith was contracted to build the stone store and advertised for two stone masons to help with the work. In November Mr J E Thompson was appointed as Company Secretary. Mr George Manson of the Carrick Range Hotel gave a free supper and ball on Dev 7 to celebrate the opening of the Co-Op Store. The store was opened on Dec 24 as a butchery under the control of James Thompson, late of Naylors of Clyde. The butchery flourished and the rest of the store was finished in 1881. The Co-Operative was doing good trade in Bannockburn and on Jan 17 1882 the society purchased the bridge Hotel in Cromwell which was converted into a branch store. On Sept 5th the society had a meeting of it's creditors with J Leslie as Secretary. Unfortunately the Co-Op had gotten hopelessly out of their depth and the store ceased trading on Oct 17 1882. Mr H Murray was instructed to collect all unpaid accounts which were to be paid by Nov 6 1882. The Cromwell Bridge Hotel Store was sold in August 1883.