Hacker News with Generative AI: Costco

Food Costco insider explains why they stock expensive luxury items (sfgate.com)
In a new interview, a Costco insider has shed light on some of the warehouse brand’s most unusual items — and revealed if anyone is actually buying them.

Costco, Retail, Business, Consumer Goods

8 points by Stratoscope 61 days ago | 0 comments

Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike (abcnews.go.com)
Teamsters union members working at Costco Wholesale locations across the country voted to authorize a strike on Sunday, with more than 85% of members in favor of hitting the picket lines.

Labor Unions, Costco, Strikes

9 points by ImJamal 95 days ago | 0 comments

Costco Denies Shareholder Demand to Back Down from DEI Hiring (newsweek.com)
The Costco Board pushed back against its anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) shareholders, who had suggested the wholesale corporation re-evaluate its "illegal discrimination" program.

Costco, DEI, Shareholder Activism, Business, Law

19 points by blackeyeblitzar 119 days ago | 28 comments

Costco’s butter recall, explained (forbes.com)
Would you toss your butter in the trash if the label left out one critical detail? For some Costco shoppers, the answer is yes, according to the latest FDA guidance.

Food Safety, Consumer News, Costco, Product Recalls

60 points by michaelbarton 161 days ago | 251 comments

Costco membership scanners coming to clubs in sharing crackdown (axios.com)

Costco, Retail, Business, Consumerism, Privacy

38 points by cwwc 261 days ago | 84 comments

Costco starts to sell 'apocalypse bucket' with food that lasts 25 years (nbcnews.com)

Food, Survivalism, Costco, Retail, Emergency Preparedness

38 points by thunderbong 281 days ago | 68 comments

Costco Broke into a Surprising New Market: Modular Housing (strongtowns.org)

Costco, Modular Housing, Business, Retail

71 points by thelastgallon 307 days ago | 37 comments

The Costco of Housing is Costco? The retailer's plan to use CA housing laws (urbanproxima.com)

Real Estate, California, Costco, Law, Housing

70 points by vwoolf 315 days ago | 62 comments

Costco is building out an ad business using its shoppers' data (marketingbrew.com)