Talk:Costco/Archive 2

message: There needs to be a list or a link to a list of All Costco Warehouses, including their Official Name, Addresses, and Warehouse Number (Each Warehouse has an assigned Number 1 thru ?).  I know that's a very long list of over 700 Costco Warehouses, but Costco and Costco Warehouses is what this Article is about.Nakamuradavid (talk) 02:13, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: A list of all locations is exactly something that Wikipedia is not supposed to include. --Michael Greiner 02:31, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incomplete Article 

message: The nutrition information is linked to in the article.  However, the nutrition information cited is from 2008.  There is a more recent nutrition guide from 12/23/2011 located at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7SwqP0b-svxRmtOeXhzY0NUaENvdGRaeUZld19nUQ/edit?pli=1 and the article should be updated to reflect this new information.  --69.116.77.241 (talk) 06:11, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Nutrition Link and Info 

message: Recently an editor said that this section does not belong. Many other articles have this type of section, and since so many other people worked on it I hate to just delete it. Can anyone cite why this should/shouldn't be there? Elpablo69 01:50, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because one article is broken doesn't mean this one should be, too. The problem is that the references don't add anything to the article. They don't really give a better understanding about Costco, they just list some vague times the chain has appeared in media, never as more than a bare-mention or backdrop. --Eyrian 02:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  In popular culture 

message: On a page like this I would like a section on how retailers like Costco come by the products they sell us. I want to know where these products come from and how they are made. If they are made over seas, I would like to know if the employment practices are fair. The stores are not required to release this information, I guess, because there is nothing on Costco's website regarding this. Just something to consider, maybe after I find the answers to these questions I will come back and fill the info in myself.64.91.118.40 15:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sourcing 

message: *Ok, we seem to have some people who are going around switching Taiwan to Republic of China and back again.  Now the island of Taiwan is part of the Republic of China (ROC), not to be confused with the People's Republic of China (PRC) (Communist mainland China).  According to Costco, their stores are in Taiwan.  Note that Costco also says it has stores in "376 locations in 38 U.S. States & Puerto Rico".  Note that Puerto Rico is part of the United States, but Costco doesn't just say, "376 locations in the U.S.".  Therefore, it is clear that Costco considers its stores by geographic location, not by political location.  More importantly, which is clearer for readers.  Many people can be confused when they see Republic of China into thinking it is mainland China.  Thus, many times when something is marked ROC or Republic of China, the word Taiwan is added.  To solve this problem, I'm going to do the same.  Fanra 21:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. But ROC can really be confusing to almost everyone. ROC is usually used in political contexts, and this is obviously not a political article. Most importantly, the source says Taiwan, not the ROC. So I suggest that we change it back to Taiwan alone.--Jerrypp772000 21:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

text: ROC shouldn't be included.--Jerrypp772000 23:20, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur, ROC does not need to be mentioned.  Nationalist is just pushing his silly POV again.  Tuxide 23:46, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Not true.  Checkuser has confirmed that he has been sockpuppeting.  Since nobody supports his POV on any other article he edits, I don't see any reason that one article should be an exception.  Tuxide 03:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Which user is Nationalist? You have no evidence. Show us then. TingMing 23:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I'm gonna say this again: ROC shouldn't be mentioned, this is not a political article. The source says Taiwan, not the ROC.--Jerrypp772000 13:22, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't say "Puerto Rico, United States"; thus I don't see any reason to mention its political affiliation.  Just saying Taiwan is enough.  Tuxide 21:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

text: He does this to all articles that have the word Taiwan in it; thus I don't see any reason why we shouldn't just ignore him.  I don't mean to be a dick about it, but people tend to ignore really long posts.  Tuxide 01:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I concur with Tuxide and Fanra that a mention of Taiwan is sufficient. The whole Taiwan/ROC mess (with regard to de facto v. de jure control) does not need to be discussed in this article!  --Coolcaesar 07:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Technically, ROC refers to ALL of China, and so does PRC. The choice between the 2 is a matter of which government you recognize. "Taiwan" is more accurate because it is purely a geographic designation and is politically neutral. BTW, Puerto Rico is not part of the United States. It is a territory of the United States. If you were in London and someone asked you where you are from and you said "the United States," when you're actually from Puerto Rico, they would get the wrong idea.Bostoner (talk) 23:51, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Being a territory means you are part of the nation. Washington, D.C. is also not a state, but it is still part of the United States. The Costcos in Alaska, Washington D.C., and Hawaii aren't counted any different than those in other states, so I see 0 reason why Puerto Rico should be counted different. Your example of the London person being confused also doesn't really make sense as I doubt you know a representative sample of English people, so I would recommend you sit down. Yetooo (talk) 23:09, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Taiwan vs. Republic of China

message: I just created the page Costco Connection if anyone is interested :] it's a little shaky right now but it's my first article! I'm going to work on it a little more later. QuirkyAndSuch 20:34, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Costco Connection

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thread_title:  Fair Use 

message: After I reverted someone deleting the holiday closures, CoolCaesar made a good point as to why it is there. Perhaps it was already discussed, but I don't recall. Anyway, Costco is the only major national retailer who is still closed on all those holidays. Years ago, most retailers were, but as time went on things changed towards being open. Because this is so out of the ordinary, it deems mention. And as a practical matter, it will help a great number of people who may otherwise make a trip to Costco on one of those days, only to have wasted their time and gasoline (not to metion polluting the air). Elpablo69 18:33, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Holidays 

message: Is there any news about the Australian store being opened by Costco? And what state it is going to open first?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.167.73.170 (talk) 08:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Costco Australia 

message: Removed from article.  I'm not as opposed to triva as some, but unsourced trivia is too much to bear.  I do agree with the increased push toward quality now that WP has 2m+ articles.  
* The very first Price Club location was an old airplane hangar, previously owned by Howard Hughes, and is still in operation today (Warehouse #401 San Diego).
* Prior to the 1993 Price Club/Costco merger, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton wanted to merge Sam's Club with Price Club.http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353756/index.htm
* In 2002, Costco surpased 600 million in sales of wine becoming the largest wine retailer in the United States. 
* Costco became the first company ever to grow from zero to $3 billion in sales in less than six years. 
* During the 2006 holiday season, Costco sold 1.1 million turkeys. 
* Costco Food Courts ranked as the third largest pizza chain in the nation. 
* Costco Optical ranked as the fourth-largest optical company in the us. 
* The ACSI (The American Customer Satisfaction Index) named Costco number one in the retail industry with a score of 81 in 2006. 
MaxEnt (talk) 16:33, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia

message: Costco is now number 29 on the 2008 list. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/2649.html
I didn't change it because there's references accociated with the previous rank given and I'm not that familiar with editing wikipedia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.218.56 (talk) 22:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fortune 500 Rank Needs Updating

message: We don't need a sentence in the article that says Costco isn't related to COSCO. It's like saying in the article about the number 2 that it isn't equal to the number 3. --Matt (talk) 05:47, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The way it was worded at first didn't really make it clear. However, COSCO and Costco are indeed confused quite often. Look at past news articles and press releases where this has needed to be clarified. In daily life, many people say they are going to "COSCO" when they mean Costco Wholesale. Elpablo69 (talk) 23:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  This isn't the job of an encyclopedia to make this difference clear. We could disambig at the top to COSCO if you want, but the trivia item doesn't belong. --Matt (talk) 23:17, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cosco, or any other similarly named company 

message: I seem to recall years ago at a Canadian Costco there being a large sign above the membership desk dictating what *occupation* you had to have to qualify to become a member, things like Government, healthcare, trades, etc.. .essentially anything but a professional.  I actually came to this wiki entry to try to remember the specifics (and especially the reasoning as I never understood it back then.  At the time I only was able to get a membership because a friend sponsored me, otherwise I wouldn't have qualified as my job wasn't one of the 'chosen ones'.  Can anyone shed any light on this past practice? -- Chris (talk) 02:59, 02 Jan 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Still like that in the UK. Peridon (talk) 15:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to be a big aspect missing from the article, but unfortunately I don't have enough info to fill it in. Chris (talk) 04:58, 03 Jan 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historic Membership restrictions? 

message: Would like input regarding all the recent citation requests. Seems excessive. If no good reasons are posted by March 1, 2009, these requests will be deleted. Elpablo69 (talk) 02:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think most of the citation requests are legitimate. Lots of the citations are on sentences that seem originally researched, and those sentences either need citations or removal, not a removal of the request for citations. --Matt (talk) 14:04, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Nobody else out there??? Elpablo69 (talk) 19:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

text: You've got to be kidding me! To see all these requests, one would think there's an army of folks out there. Yet MLRoach is the ONLY user to respond. Cheers to him, and shame on everyone else! Elpablo69 (talk) 03:02, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

text: There are some reasonable requests for citations, let's not remove them all.  Let's either provide the citations, remove the claims or remove the citation requests only in cases where the information is obvious and not worthy of citing.--Rtphokie (talk) 21:08, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with  and  - most, if not all of the citation requests appear appropriate for the text the tag. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excessive citation requests 

message: Article sections are completely unsupported and should not be in there.  First, American Express and its Costco customers are not in the same position at this date, compared to previously.  Many credit limits have been slashed or canceled for employees and customers, due to problems at American Express.  And obviously the claim of 'low profit margins' requires supporting statistics.Ykral (talk) 11:11, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Relationship with American Express; profit margins

message: I deleted the market cap from the infobox because it is changing on a grand scale each week as the stock market goes on a wild ride. It would need to be updated at least weekly, unless anyone knows a way to update itself real time?? Elpablo69 (talk) 05:08, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Market cap infobox

message: Costco is in the process of settling a class action suit about their policy of charging full price for a membership renewal made after the membership has expired, but only extending the membership period till the original expiration date.  I.e. you pay for a year, but only get 6 months of membership.  The case is: Rhonda Dupler v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 06-CV-03141 (JFB) (ETB) (United States Court, Eastern District of New York).  A PDF copy of the settlement terms is available here: http://www.costco.com/images/content/misc/pdf/renewalsettlement.pdf (via http://costco.com/renewalsettlement.pdf ).  What Costco is agreeing to do is twofold: 1) Give some free membership extensions to people who purchased renewals under the old policy, and 2) Change the policy to only apply to renewals made less than 2 months after expiration, and publicize this policy more widely than they had done previously.  FatWallet.com, a web forum, has a thread discussing the settlement.  I doubt this is important enough to go in the article yet, but if/when the settlement is approved, it might merit a mention; and in any case, it's worth bringing up here on the talk page. 75.215.210.254 (talk) (really, User:JesseW/not logged in) 20:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Class action settlement -- charging full price for partial year renewals 

message: Article claims special pre-arranged prices for members.  However when I tried it, I was merely told by the dealer that "Costco members save $300" and then they proceeded straight into the usual annoying negotiations.  Costco management refused to comment except for an off-topic form email response.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ykral (talk • contribs) 11:17, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note, Talk pages are for improving the article, they are not for airing consumer complaints.THD3 (talk) 15:22, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Auto buying program" on shaky grounds

message: ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Norcalal (talk • contribs) 05:40, 15 September 2009
Where is more info listed about the garden center? I found nothing in the annual report. Elpablo69 (talk) 15:44, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: And yet the full outdoor garden/nursery center exists at 5901 Redwood Drive Rohnert Park, CA 94928. They sell young redwood trees that are far taller than people, as an example of what one can find there. A fantastic idea and a great addition to Costco. This site opened in 2002 with a fully functional outdoor garden/nursery and, yet I agree, I see no mention of it online. Bizarre for sure. Norcalal 17:44, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

text: The best thing I can think of would be to ask the company to put info on their website. Then, some of that could be used as a source. Elpablo69 (talk) 13:54, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Given the article's current state you could have put something in about the gardening centers anyway, since there are already dozens of unreferenced statements in the article, based I guess on first hand information.  It's nice to see that references continue to matter more and more, but there's still a sizable contingent of editors who look at wikipedia as a shared blog.  BTW, you don't have to depend upon the company's website...just do a search and see if any reputable sources come up.  People forget that with just another minute's effort, they can use their first-hand information to find a reference that corroborates what they know, and have a good chance that their addition will survive subsequent edits.  67.101.7.48 (talk) 18:32, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have yet to find a good reference/citation. So I continue to shop at the Garden Center in the Rohnert Park, CA Costco and wonder why it doesn't exist. LOL. Norcalal 20:01, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I emailed the company some time ago but have not received a reply. The only thing that would approach a "refrence" would be to go to Bing Maps, look at the birdseye view, and you can clearly see a garden center in the aerial photo. Elpablo69 (talk) 03:12, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why no mention of Costcos with gardening centers (i.e. the Rohnert Park, California store) 

message: Seems to be some confusion regarding the pizzas available in the food courts. An entry for the pizza flavors may not even be warranted, but if it is, I've found that only some locations offer the veggie pizza...I called some locations at random and asked, nothing scientific. Is there a better way to mention this, or perhaps we need only mention they offer pizza (without the flavors)?
The box bins at my local Costco are green in color, not red as mentioned in the recent addition. Along the same lines, is the color of the bins worth mention, and if so how would it be citied and verified amongst 500 Costcos? Elpablo69 (talk) 06:22, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Pizza and box bins

message: It's funny that with all those Microsoft and Nintendo geeks running around in Seattle no one's taken a photo of the HQ for Wikipedia yet.  Unfortunately, I won't be in Seattle any time soon as I prefer to spend my vacations somewhere sunny. --Coolcaesar (talk) 15:37, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Bing "birds eye" view has a nice photo, but does Microsoft allow usage of their copyrighted photos for Wikipedia??Elpablo69 (talk) 23:41, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Can we get a photo of the HQ?

message: there is no fixed car price for costco members, as far as i know.  if you have proof, put it up here please.  thanks.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.14.106 (talk) 06:24, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Link from costco.com goes to http://www.costcoauto.com/enterzipcode.aspx?gotourl=%2fdefault.aspx - whose first bullet item is "Low, prearranged pricing for Costco members".  So, they at least claim to offer the service. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 06:31, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It could be considered personal research, so it doesn't meet the level for WP:Verifiability, but I bought my Civic through the Costco program.  After getting the quote, I shopped around to three other dealers, and none were willing/able to match the price.THD3 (talk) 16:29, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  buy cars at 'pre-arranged' prices?  i don't think so. 

message: It seems like the opening paragraph is not a very good summary of the article. It needs to be expanding to summarize all the sections not just say its the biggest seller of wine. Don't you agree?LarEvee (talk) 22:27, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Opening paragraph

message: An editor brings up a valid point that the demo employees are paid less and get less benefits, and he cited a good article from 2008.
However, there are 3 major flaws with the cited material:
1. Things have changed since the article was written in 2008:
-Sam's fired all of their demo employees and now uses an outside company which pays less and offers less benefits.
-Costco demo employees now mostly make ***COSTCO*** MINIMUM WAGE ($11/hour), and then get small raises each year thereafter. COSTCO minimum wage of $11/hour should not be compared to the LEGAL minimum wage of $7.25/hour (federal). Demo employee raises still lag way behind Costco employee raises. It would take "forever" for a demo employee to reach the current Costco top wage of $21/hour for non-supervisory hourly workers.
2. The article had numerous errors even at the time of publication:
-Sam's has never offered at 10% employee discount, rather a free Sam's card. Wal-Mart has an employee discount, and this author confused the two.
-Costco does indeed hire demo workers to become Costco employees. They are not permitted to work for both companies at the same time, so they would have to quit CDS/WDS when the get hired at Costco.
3. The article is from a liberal source, not a mainstream publication. 
The way the WP entry was worded was biased. However, it is worth noting the facts. Let's come up with something accurate and objective to add to the article. Elpablo69 (talk) 22:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Demo employees

message: I had trimmed down a lot of the sensationalism of this section to make it fit a WP:NPOV; but the fundamental story here is that even before the results of the investigation was published, Costco had changed their sourcing policies.  While it may be a notable program to the article for Mercy for Animals, I'm not seeing a strong reason to leave the material in this article.  It became a non-issue (for Costco) before it was even published.  Anyone else feel the section should just be removed from this article? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:08, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animal Welfare Concerns 

message: Somebody did a nice job with this new section, but it needs to be made neutral. Elpablo69 (talk) 07:03, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It was blatant advertising with original research and unreliable sources. I removed it. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:11, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Management section 

message: there is substantial proof that despite paid memberships and frequently long gas lines at the stores, that costco does not have the lowest gas prices in their areas.  i am wondering if anyone cares to address this matter in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.108.8 (talk) 02:37, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  costco gas prices, not the lowest 

message: The following text was removed by User:Dr.K. as "Badly written with spelling mistakes and there is no criticism against Costco directly". costco reacted meanwhile, as others did, so costco had a certain notability with this, i for example only know they exist because of this topic. it should be in the article therefor. 
: In 2014, the guardian reported, that Costco is client of Charoen Pokphand Foods. During 6 months the guardian traced down the whole chain from slave ships in asian waters to leading producers and retailers. 
--ThurnerRupert (talk) 20:02, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: So what? Costco was not criticised directly. They didn't report that Costco was in any way responsible or ought to know. This article is about Costco, not its suppliers or their practices. In  addition other chains were mentioned such as Walmart etc. That doesn't mean we have to go to their articles and mention that somewhere in their supply chain there was a slavery connection, especially if unbeknownst to them. Also Costco commented something to the effect that they were going to rectify the matter. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 22:57, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

text: I agree to include a "Slavery policy" section explaining how it came about and what the policy of Costco is regarding the slavery issue. But the section should not be called "criticism" because noone directly criticised Costco or Walmart or other involved chain. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 05:57, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

text: Social Responsibility, Fair Trade, Business Practices? Elpablo69 (talk) 02:52, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: In Costco's website it is called "Code of Conduct". Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 16:16, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  slavery in the supply chain 

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message: There is lots of press coverage showing that Costco has been trying for four years to get into France and two years to get into Iceland, but as with the Spain warehouses, they appear to be encountering one delay after another. That's not surprising, since local retailers know that they will get run over by Costco.  We should pull out the speculation for now, as well as the reference pointing to the Spain Web site as essentially saying "coming soon" (since Costco has finally opened its first two warehouses there).  We can always add that information back in whenever France and Iceland warehouses finally open. --Coolcaesar (talk) 21:46, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: No response. Proceeding as recommended. --Coolcaesar (talk) 06:55, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  We should get rid of the speculative references to France and Iceland 

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message: Not to take down from the importance of this issue, but this should be one of the items under the “controversy” section. It feels like two controversy sections when they should be combined. This is how it is on the Target Corporation article as well. Your thoughts? 
Bohbye (talk) 08:49, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Completed move per the above. Bohbye (talk) 04:33, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animal welfare concerns section 

message: The tally of locations/stores appears in multiple places and all are out of date. Suggest to consolidate in one location for easy update. Apologies for not being clever enough to complete this task on my own. Mick-graybeard (talk) 00:38, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of stores 

message: 94.236.211.207 (talk) 10:02, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:36, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2019 

message: The revision at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Costco&diff=874239648&oldid=873489575 by Matthill310 is vandalism, the date and location of the founding, as well as the founder, should be reverted. 50.69.19.203 (talk) 19:53, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:25, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2019 

message: When will a Costco be available in Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee? Such as Bristol or Kingsport? 216.145.88.103 (talk) 22:06, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This page is not a mechanism to communicate with Costco management.  It is intended only for discussions about improving the Wikipedia article :Costco.  Try their Web site or customer service phone number. General Ization Talk   22:38, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Available 

message: Possibly worth mentioning: Ontario government fines Costco $7M over illegal kickbacks on CityNews Ontario fines Costco $7-million for accepting illegal kickbacks The Globe and Mail  Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:56, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Costco unit fined $7 million in Canada 

message: * 
Officially hosted YouTube videos are allowed on Wikipedia. I think the ELs in this article are too dense but this video may be good for a future daughter article about Costco models or practices.
WhisperToMe (talk) 06:38, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Officially hosted YouTube video that may be good for an EL section 

message: There have been some recent controversies in which need to be updated, seeing that the last update was of Dec. 2020. I have noted 2 new controversies being the Chaokoh coconut milk controversy as well as the Palmetto Cheese controversy both referenced here:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/business/costco-coconut-milk-monkey-labor-trnd/index.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/costco-pulls-palmetto-cheese-founder-calls-black-lives-matter-terror-organization/ Juleesquared (talk) 03:42, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding to controversies 

message: Added a business model header which details Costco's business model in which I put the Sales model as a subheader of that. I think this makes more sense as a business model is a more overview of Costco's business in which sales is a part of Juleesquared (talk) 03:42, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Business Model Header