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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 03:38 am |
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| Has anyone else heard the rumor that Costco is opening another store in Greensboro at the Brassfield shopping center?
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 11:07 am |
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Haven't heard that, but it sure would be nice and convenient for us in this area, wouldn't it?
BTW: Welcome to the forum, vs!
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 11:09 am |
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Welcome to the forum vs!!!!
I haven't heard that rumor, but I'm always up for a new "retail option"! 
I just wish some of these stores would use the retail space that has been sitting empty for the past several years.....
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 11:53 am |
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I totally agree, Crackah! Isn't there a lot of empty space at Brassfield? I just figured (if it's true they're going in there) that they would be using that space. Makes sense to me! (of course, that doesn't mean it makes sense to anyone else!)  
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 12:58 pm |
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| I think to get the full costco experience, they would have to buid their own building. Its bigger than the empty space in brassfield.
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Posted: Mar 8th, 2007 02:06 am |
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Maybe D H Griffin can implode Brassfield and then Costco can go ahead.
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Posted: Mar 8th, 2007 10:28 am |
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Tee hee, ff12! We can always count on you ...
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Posted: Mar 8th, 2007 11:15 am |
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| Do they implode buildings that are that low to the ground, or do they just knock 'em down?
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 02:04 am |
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I've heard several people say that they thought Costco is better than Sam's Club. Is there any truth to that?
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 07:19 pm |
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BreBre Costco has more free food samples....
I do think Costco has a better selection......
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 03:27 am |
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Costco Rocks.
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Posted: Mar 25th, 2007 01:07 pm |
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| At one point, Costco wanted to buy beer directly from the manufacturer, instead of going through the three tier system, i.e. purchasing from a local distributor. As my paycheck depends on the three tier system, I will not be shopping at Costco.
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Posted: Mar 25th, 2007 01:28 pm |
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| Aeolius, Could you give us more info about this? I mean, was Costco trying to rip somebody off, or were they, in keeping with their business plan, trying to keep prices lower for their customers? Do we know that other such companies haven't tried to do the same thing? It seems kind of harsh to single Costco out for one incident, especially when I've heard so many good things about what good corporate citizens they are, and I know my personal experience with them has been favorable. Thanks.
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Posted: Mar 25th, 2007 01:56 pm |
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Here's some background information:
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3228/7553/
In a nutshell, if Costco gets to buy direct, then everyone will want to. Then all the beer distributors will be looking for new jobs.
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Posted: Mar 25th, 2007 03:54 pm |
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I don't know all the facts about beer distribution and it is always sad when jobs are displaced and this effects you directly but I am uncomfortable with an artificial market system that requires the use of middlemen. While I am fairly liberal in most things in most markets allowing the market to decide the most efficient method of delivering a product is the most desirable. (Almost a record on the use of the word "most" in a single sentence)
If the inclusion of middlemen make the market more efficient than they will remain due to natural market forces, if they do not add to the efficiency of the market they probably shouldn’t remain.
When a market that is maintained artificially changes, as it will almost certainly occur, the change tends to be an abrupt change to the old system. In my mind the propping up of old line manufacturing is an example, if the system was allowed to change over time there would have been a gradual change over instead of the large number of plant closings in a short period of time. I realize it is a complex issue and some of the factors are beyond our control but the USA used tariffs, taxes, etc pretty aggressively to protect industries that should have been allowed to stand on their own much sooner.
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