Okay, that might actually be sugar coating it…quite a bit. If you aren’t in the UK, then you’ve probably never looked at the website for Costco in the UK, but go ahead and do it. I’ll wait. Pathetic, isn’t it? And you know, the websites for Costco Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Australia are similarly unfinished, [...]

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I found an article giving just a little more insight into the Costco operations in Australia.  This article covers the financial situation a bit and discusses how Costco has added another $25 million to the Australian operations, on top of $83 million provided in 2008. According to Patrick Noone, the local managing director for the [...]

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[This guest post gives us all a little update on how the new Melbourne location is doing from TJ in Brisbane.  He's also interested in seeing a some reviews from his fellow Australians.  So, add yours to the comments or send me your own Guest Post (see the Guest Post page).] G’Day from Australia! I [...]

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[This guest post is courtesy of BB, an American that has been living in Australia for the last 10 years. She wrote another guest post last week regarding how Australians might respond to the new Costco opening in Melbourne. This post is all about the excitement and impressions of her first trip to the new [...]

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[This is a guest post from BB, an American that has been living in Australia for the last 10 years.  She's got a great perspective on how Australians are going to respond to the new Costco opening Monday.] The media here is all about whether Australians are going to buy into such an “American” concept.  [...]

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