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Costco’s membership warehouse model has been faring well in the competitive retail space

Mitchell Hartman May 29, 2018
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Costco’s membership warehouse model has been faring well in the competitive retail space

Mitchell Hartman May 29, 2018
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Later this week, we’ll get quarterly earnings from Costco, the nationwide warehouse-discounter. The chain offers a limited number of items — premium and private-label — priced to sell. So how is the company faring as it faces an ever-more competitive retail landscape for brick-and-mortar and online sales?

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