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Does it make sense to have packaging specific to individual retailers? It depends! Take these Columbus Craft Meats turkey burgers at Costco Wholesale. The paperboard boxes look great but throw them in an unprinted RSC that the Costco employee has to cut open with a blade so it can be displayed in the freezer. Good? Bad? The burgers are 🔥 🔥 BTW #boldtsmithpackagingconsultants #packagingoptimization #packaging #costco

Kind of their business model

The Demand for Diversity in the Aisles. How ethnic grocery retailing has evolved beyond dumplings and donairs. Rick Rabba, Rabba Fine Foods; Inder Chohan, CJR Wholesale Grocers, Adrian Gianello, Yummy Market, with Tony Chapman, Chatter that Matters. #GICShow24 #GroceryInnovations #GroceryIndustryInsights #RetailTrends #RetailerConnect

Have you heard?!? Procurant Open Link now connects suppliers directly to Wakefern Food Corp., Costco Wholesale, WinCo Foods, Gelson's Markets, and Target! Manage all your orders and invoices efficiently through a unified network that ensures transparency and compliance. Keep everything organized in one convenient place with Procurant Open Link. Simplify your supply chain today!

Customer-centric capability is a competitive advantage. Costco understands people. They understand the business they’re in. It is not “wholesale” or “retsil”, which are superficial definitions that everybody else uses. It is no surprise that they also have a very low (perhaps the lowest) people turnover. Which means people like working there. It is not the assets they have. It is how they use them. It is not about the products but about what they mean for people when they shop there. It is about trust and perceived value. Why else would people pay a fee in advance just to have the privilege to step into their warehouse? They understand people. Better than the rest of options for consumers. And that, in my view, can be a competitive advantage. Reposting an insightful post from Walter Holbrook What do you find distinctive about shopping at Costco? #marketing #branding #management #mentoring

🥜 The Ultimate Peanut Butter Breakdown at Costco! 🥜 At Costco Wholesale, the peanut butter aisle is packed with options to please every palate. MetricsCart’s analysis reveals some fascinating trends that e-commerce brands can learn from! 👉 With 32 products from 19 brands, Costco offers something for everyone! Kirkland Signature and Reese’s lead the way with four products each, followed by David's Cookies, G2G Protein Bar, and Skippy with three each. 👉 Premier Proteins’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake is the most-reviewed product, boasting an impressive 41,177 reviews! 👉 Skippy shines with the highest average rating of 4.77 stars, proving that quality is just as important as popularity. 👉 Hidden gems like Orgain + Justin’s Nut Butter Protein Powder may have fewer reviews but deserve the spotlight for their stellar ratings. 💡 What Brands Can Learn: Diverse offerings, strong branding, and leveraging customer feedback are key to thriving on competitive shelves like #Costco. Use analytics tools like #MetricsCart to stay ahead! #EcommerceInsights #PeanutButter #BrandStrategy #DigitalShelf

Retail Today / Retail Renaissance: Costco’s not so secret weapon, “Kirkland Signature”, the private label powerhouse. The envy of the retail world! #costco #kirkland Yes, WalMart has their new premier line “Better Goods”, Target’s “Good & Gather”, even Trader Joe’s and Aldi are known for their private brands. #walmart #target #traderjoes #aldi But nothing comes close to “KIRKLAND”, this asset is worth $60 Billion Dollars in sales a year! 💥 See attached, it’s a “who’s who” of vendor partners. From nuts, to socks, water, wine, apparel, peanut butter, olive oil to booze. #vendorpartners #apparelindustry “Kirkland Signature” spirits, gin, vodka, bourbon, whiskey, even single malt whiskey from Scotland. Costco is the largest seller of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. at $7 Billion Dollars! Costco’s business model just keeps growing stronger, with a people-first mentality and product driven. With 876 stores worldwide, producing +$260 Billion Dollars in sales. #peoplefirst #product PEOPLE - PRODUCT - PRESENTATION - PROCESS = PROFITABILITY Sales Trend: 🔥🔥🔥 February +5% March +8% April +6% #retail #retailtrends #retailindustry #groceryindustry #wine #spirits #shoppingexperience #privatelabel #TopRetailExpert

Gaining grocery market share.... BJ’s Wholesale Club's Fresh 2.0 initiative is helping to drive strong comp sales: https://ow.ly/8pVI50UfmpB #bjs #foodretail #grocery

🛒 Costco Wholesale is increasing membership prices 💰 for the first time in 7 years . +$10/year for executive and $5 for standard, at 52M members across both at roughly 50/50 split is $7.5*52M = $390M of incremental revenue. Assuming the price increase doesn't cause increased churn...which it probably won't to any meaningful extent as the price increase is relatively small to any individual/family (especially so given Costco's typical higher HHI customer), there's no real good substitute, and it's shockingly sticky. This is the rough equivalent of: 🌭 🥤 Raising hot dog & drink combo prices from $1.50 by $2.00 to $3.50. 200M hot dogs/year *$2 = $400M. 🐔 Raising rotisserie chicken price from $4.99 by $3 to $8.99. 137M chickens/year * $3 = $411M. ^^Doing any of the two above would cause catastrophic insurrections of Costco fans but no one is really going to bat an eye at the $5-10 membership price increase. Great move. #pricing #retail #costco #strategy

**Quality Matters, Always!** While shopping at Costco , I came across something interesting: a pack of Lindt chocolates with "some missing." It raises the question—how comfortable are we as consumers when a product is not at its full quality or quantity? As a business, presenting your product in its best form should be a top priority. Selling opened or incomplete packages, even at a discount, can harm the trust and loyalty of your customers. How Costco will be perceived by its customers and employees? Every detail counts! What are your thoughts on situations like this? Would you buy an incomplete product? 🤔 #CustomerExperience #BrandReputation #ProductQuality #RetailInsights #TrustInBusines #costco #retailing #foodsafety #brandimage