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I canceled my Costco membership after a year. I loved the store, but it fueled my worst habits.

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 11:08

A Costco sign on the outside of a store. — I didn't renew my Costco membership because the bulk-buy structure overwhelmed me.
Dominic Lipinski - PA Images / Contributor / Getty Images

Retail, Food, Lifestyle, Costco, costco-shoppers, costco-membership, bulk-buying

I'm a Costco superfan. The prices are hard to beat and you can get pretty much anything there — I've even booked my mom a cruise.

Sat, 08/17/2024 - 06:33

Michael McKinlay standing outside the entrance to a Costco store in Canada, pointing at his shopping bag — Michael McKinlay describes himself as a Costco superfan.
Courtesy of Terumi Morita

Retail, as-told-to, Costco, trending-uk, Retail, costco-members, costco-membership

I tried ice-cream bars from Costco, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. The winner had an extra ingredient that gave it an edge.

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 15:53

A gray counter holding a purple box with illustrations of ice-cream bars, a white box with a red, blue, green, and orange design and images of ice-cream bars, and a red-and-white box with an ice-cream bar on it sitting next to blue, green, and purple plates holding ice-cream bars — I tried ice-cream bars from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Costco.
Ted Berg

Food, Food, ice-cream, Costco, whole-foods, wegmans, Ranking

Americans are spending less time in Walmart and Target, but they still linger in Costco. Here's why.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:03

A Costco shopping cart is shown at a Costco Wholesale store in Carlsbad, California in this file photo taken September 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake — Welcome to Costco. You're probably gonna be here a while (or longer than your Target run, on average).
Thomson Reuters

Retail, Costco, Target, walmart, foot-traffic, Analysis

Starbucks' Howard Schultz talked Steve Jobs yelling at him, not trademarking the latte, and the coffee chain's bad path

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 05:52

Howard Schultz — Howard Schultz.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Retail, trending-uk, Retail, Starbucks, howard-schultz, Coffee, Frappuccino

I've visited Costco every week for 2 years. Here's what I've learned that's helped me save hundreds of dollars.

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19

Cart in Costco aisle — By taking advantage of these tips, you might be able to make the most of your Costco membership, too.
Kristen Markel

Retail, Food, freelancer-le, Costco, Shopping, Freelancer, evergreen-story

8 of the best wines to buy at Costco, from a sommelier

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 12:32

eight bottles of wine in a cart at costco — Don't overlook the wine section at Costco.
Brianne Cohen

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Wine, Costco, costco-diaries, sommelier

Costco is leaning into its Netflix-style membership crackdown

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 16:09

costco shoppers exiting the store by the membership counter — Although Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, it actually makes most of its profit from membership fees.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Retail, Costco, Membership, ID

I've worked at Costco for 18 years. Here are 10 of the best things I'm seeing on the shelves this month.

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 11:15

A stuffed animal with a patchwork design. There are blue, yellow, pink, and red patches. — This month, Costco is carrying plenty of items for summer and fall.
Veronica Thatcher

Retail, Costco, costco-employee, costco-finds, august, Summer, Retail

Costco, Starbucks, and other retailers are using a tried-and-true strategy to win over thrifty Americans

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:12

Atlanta, Georgia, Starbucks Coffee, customer using mobile app to pay in 2023 — Starbucks said it was able to grow its Rewards ranks this year by opening up mobile app perks like Mobile Order-Pay that were previously limited to members only.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, customer-loyalty, Starbucks, Costco, etsy, rewards

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