Costco also supplies items generally not available in your grocer’s food aisle, such as diamond rings, flat screen TVs, and winter tires. Tasty! So to do a fair price check, I had to do a little mathy math with some quasi-scientific rules. Price Check Rules: Compare unit prices to...
Costco negotiates low prices with vendors to pass the savings along to members. The price is usually considerably lower than booking everything individually. By far the biggest benefit is not having to worry about minute details. Members can buy a vacation package (transportation, tours, room an...
They are. I’d give Costco the slight nod in group insurances offered and Sam’s the nod in other business services. Other than that, they are strikingly identical, right down to the types of foods offered in the in-store restaurant and their prices (frozen yogurt and pizza, FTW!). Em...
these numbers are negatively impacted by the Thanksgiving holiday shift, as I just discussed. In terms of the impact on FX and gas, for the Company, FX assuming flat currency relative to the U.S. dollar over the last year. The strengthening of...