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Costco is the anti-Amazon

https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-anti-amazon/
34•bookofjoe•3h ago

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scamdrill•3h ago
Highly recommend the Acquired podcast and their Costco episode if people want to dive deeper into the history of this company.
kejaed•16m ago
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/costco
bena•24m ago
I'm surprised e-commerce is still under 17 percent.

It makes me want to check my purchasing habits to see if I'm around that mark.

bryanlarsen•14m ago
Cars & car parts, food, gas and clothes are still purchased almost exclusively in person. Those are each a massive percentage of spending.

https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/marts_current.pdf

bena•8m ago
That tracks. I wouldn't trust e-gas either.

Seriously though, I was thinking on how I had to stop and get cat litter, milk, and cereal on my way home today when I read what you posted. While I get some consumables online; pet food, filters for my odd-sized vent, and until recently Hello Fresh; I mostly buy consumables in person.

pupppet•18m ago
Whenever someone says America can do great things, I don't think of battleships, fighter jets, or AI models, I think of Costco.
DrewADesign•5m ago
I mean Costco is great but I think the purest expression of American capitalism is Buc-ee’s.
frollogaston•11m ago
Costco is mostly food, clothes, furniture, other large things, and auto services, which generally you don't get from Amazon even if you aren't a Costco member. The points about less choice more apply to like Costco vs Walmart.
asdefghyk•9m ago
They would be , in their own way, competing against "each other"? , with different models to get the product to customer .
cute_boi•7m ago
I don’t know why people like Costco so much. BJ’s Wholesale is much better and offers more variety. Costco’s fruits and vegetables are very poor, and it seems mostly suitable for carnivores.

That being said their refund and the way their employees is great though. I would prefer walmart if they treat their employee better and give better pay.

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