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Lemon Lyman

(1,552 posts)
12. Same!
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 01:34 AM
Mar 2025

Although we live in Iowa, we used to trek up the Minneapolis area a few times per year and load up at Costco.

We joined at the Coon Rapids location soon after it opened in the fall of 2001. I think it may've been the 2nd Costco location up there, with St Louis Park being the 1st.. Since then there have been a bunch more that've opened. Iowa now has 4.

The way they build doesn't work if you don't live in or near a bigger city. They build one in a city. It gets crazy busy, so they build a spillover one nearby. They don't build in slightly smaller areas like their competition.

I'm thrilled they're doing well, especially in light of their recent stance on the DEI pushback. They've always had pretty good business ethics. Their previous CEO, Jim Sinegal, is a proud Democrat who hosted fundraisers for President Obama. He spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sinegal

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Good. Blue Owl Mar 2025 #1
TY & KICK for Costco! Cha Mar 2025 #2
I love Costco LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #3
the key difference between costco and target merchandizing is.... msongs Mar 2025 #4
Perhaps Target is creating a vacuum Costco can fill by expanding their model. nt Blasphemer Mar 2025 #5
You are correct BrianTheEVGuy Mar 2025 #6
That's awesome, I guess. Littlered Mar 2025 #7
Went shopping today at Costco in Eden Prairie... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2025 #8
Same! Lemon Lyman Mar 2025 #12
There is not a Costco within 150 miles of us BOSSHOG Mar 2025 #9
The same for me. Staph Mar 2025 #11
They pay better too!!! wolfie001 Mar 2025 #10
So is Target now the straight Christian white people store? hunter Mar 2025 #13
Well until they sell guns and ammo BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #14
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