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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images Costco has recorded 13 consecutive weeks of increased foot traffic as it reaffirms its commitment to DEI. According to Retail Brew, Costco’s increased foot traffic reached the 13-week mark during the week of March 17. Unlike Target, Amazon, Walmart, and other major retailers, Costco moved to uphold its DEI initiatives amid attacks … Continued

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[–] wirebeads 48 points 3 days ago (4 children)

As a Canadian trying to boycott a lot of US companies, Costco gets a pass for me because of this!

Now when I go to Costco, I look for things that aren’t specifically US made and try to find alternatives.

But seriously, good on Costco for standing up for human rights.

Fuck Trump!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

Costco is also known for treating it's employees well.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Costco is pretty good about stocking local products, so you should still be able to buy Canadian.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've seen a lot of Mexican produce as well

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mexico deserves support, imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely, didn't mean that in a negative way, but as an alternative to USA stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

No worries, friend! I didn't take it positively or negatively, just putting it out there.

[–] sloppychops 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They repatriate their Canadian profits to the US so your money is helping fund trumps warchest. They also aren't especially progressive when it comes to dealing with all of their suppliers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Can you please expand on the second part? Which stores are a better alternative for that, genuinely asking? It would be silly to have an image that Costco is perfect, but they still seem like a "least bad" option that I'm not aware of many alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago