If you’ve been putting off all of your Christmas shopping until the very last possible moment, and if those shopping plans include Costco, you should bear in mind their holiday schedule.  Costco will be CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED on Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, 2010).  And, Costco will also be closing early on Christmas Eve (Friday, [...]

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Last Sunday, November 7, was the official third anniversary for my blog.  Sometimes I’m amazed that I’ve been able to continually come up with new and interesting (I hope) things to say about Costco every week for three years.  Or, that I actually buy this much stuff at Costco.  The last year has been a [...]

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Costco just posted its best quarter ever, despite only adding 13 new locations in 2010 and of course, the recession.  However, increased strength overseas and increased membership numbers aided Costco in growing their net income 16% in their fiscal fourth quarter. Costco reported Wednesday that it earned $432 million, or 97 cents per share, for [...]

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If you’re one of the people that is interested in applying for a position at the soon-to-be Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Costco, you’re going to be joining a long line of fellow applicants.  There have already been more than 1,100 applications submitted in just a couple of days.  But Costco is actually expecting to receive between [...]

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It’s that time of year again, when Costco sponsors their International Photo Contest with a theme of “Give Us Your Best Shot.” The contest is co-sponsored by Panasonic Lumix cameras, Your Photo on Canvas, and Old Town.  They’ve changed it up a bit from last year with different prizes and some changes (for the better) [...]

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