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I have been a Costco member since they opened in my neighborhood over 20+ years ago and usually go there with my wife 2 - 3 times per month (we entertain a lot). While I do also use other Supermarkets and local stores to supplement items that Costco doesn't carry, I do purchase the bulk of our items at Costco.
Since this Pandemic started, our local Costco has truly "stepped up to the plate"!! They started the trend of opening up an hour earlier for Seniors, letting First Responder's cut to the front of the line, wiping down shopping carts, and installing plastic shield between the customer and cash register operator.
Of all the stores I've been to over the past 2 months they are the best run, immaculate, best stocked & most organized of all of them. They regulate a "one per person" policy on the most coveted items and are very very well staffed with COURTIOUS Employees!! They are also about the ONLY store I've seen that has kept their prices at normal levels and don't take advantage of our situation. I've never seen "long term employee retention" like I have at Costco and I know many of them on a first name basis, including the Manager.
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal that in March their sales volume increased by 1.5 Billion (for that month), however their stock actually fell 3.5%!
This wasn't too hard to figure out....... Everyone is now buying food, which is NOT a very high profit item for Costco and the other items they normally sell at this time of the year are not selling well. People are just walking bye the Patio Furniture, Grills, Clothing etc. which is where they make higher profits.
No matter how many people are on line to get in, no matter how busy they are, the lines always move fast, the store's employees are well trained and organized and again - always curious!
I always though Costco was the best and this Corona crisis has only upped my opinion of them!!
Kudos to Costco, their employees, managers and stock holders.
Since this Pandemic started, our local Costco has truly "stepped up to the plate"!! They started the trend of opening up an hour earlier for Seniors, letting First Responder's cut to the front of the line, wiping down shopping carts, and installing plastic shield between the customer and cash register operator.
Of all the stores I've been to over the past 2 months they are the best run, immaculate, best stocked & most organized of all of them. They regulate a "one per person" policy on the most coveted items and are very very well staffed with COURTIOUS Employees!! They are also about the ONLY store I've seen that has kept their prices at normal levels and don't take advantage of our situation. I've never seen "long term employee retention" like I have at Costco and I know many of them on a first name basis, including the Manager.
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal that in March their sales volume increased by 1.5 Billion (for that month), however their stock actually fell 3.5%!
This wasn't too hard to figure out....... Everyone is now buying food, which is NOT a very high profit item for Costco and the other items they normally sell at this time of the year are not selling well. People are just walking bye the Patio Furniture, Grills, Clothing etc. which is where they make higher profits. No matter how many people are on line to get in, no matter how busy they are, the lines always move fast, the store's employees are well trained and organized and again - always curious!
I always though Costco was the best and this Corona crisis has only upped my opinion of them!!
Kudos to Costco, their employees, managers and stock holders.
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