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Costco’s Foot Traffic Increases For 13th Week After Reaffirming DEI (atlantadailyworld.com)

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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 2 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

Fuck Elon!

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

Welcome to Costco, I love you. Welcome to Costco, I love you. Welcome to...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Yes this increased foot traffic is certainly due to their DEI policies they haven't advertised since February and not because of the very clearly impending economic collapse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Costco has always been pretty progressive compared to all it's competition. I'm pleased to see them continue to be decent and not bend the knee to the dictatorship.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But won't Trump make an executive order forcing them to stop DEI'ing?!? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

It's starting to seem like none of them were doing anything illegal, but most of them were cowards at best.

[+] [email protected] -22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Good for Costco. Maybe next they can focus on improving customer experience. I let my membership expire because I got tired of feeling like a confused cow who the butcher suspects is an impostor and not actually part of the herd.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What about Costco did you find confusing?

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

Probably the Marxist policies of having samples on multiple aisles in conjunction with requiring that you must but two of the muffin trays for the offer price. Trying to figure all that out while also picking out items from a shopping list when there are several bulk choices for each is too much for any reasonable person to be expected to handle. Thanks, Obama.

P.S. If they have a fuel center as well... Biden did that.

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

/s? WTF is this lunatic word salad?

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

Isn't it delicious? Have another bite!

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

Maybe it’s just my local store, but stuff I regularly buy gets moved often so I’m always wasting time looking for it, the cash wrap at the front is a logistical mess, the payment and pickup procedures at the snack bar are convoluted, and if I want to pee before I shop, I have to present my card to the gestapo and then navigate through all of that mess. It’s uniquely user-unfriendly among retail establishments.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Doesn't sound like any Costco I've been in beyond moving items, which all grocerers do from time to time.

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

They only make money off memberships, so they take it very seriously.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They only make money off of memberships? What an incredibly silly thing to say. This feels like a fact that has gone through the telephone game and become a myth. I wouldn't be surprised if they made the majority from memberships, but to say they only make money from them is just ridiculous.

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

True on the margins they make some small profit from the Tire Centers and leases for the Optometrists and Pharmacists, but it's a well known fact that their business model is primarily centered around memberships. And just so you don't think I'm blowing smoke up your ass for internet clout, I worked there as a sample guy for a few years during college and learned this from the managers and employees id befriended. It may not be completely true these days, but from what I can see that's still largely the case.

[–] blitzen 1 points 2 days ago

Well, it’s well known that memberships is their business model.