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Originally Posted by pauld315
215000 is not that big of a number to draw a store like Costco. For example, I currently live in the Raleigh NC area. Raleigh is in Wake County. The city of Raleigh's latest population number is about 450,000 and the population of the county is about 1.1 million. We have had somewhere between 65 and 70 people on average a day moving into this area for at least 15 years. Even with those numbers Wake County only had one Costco until a year ago when they built a second one. We also have 2 Trader Joe's to serve 1.1 million people.
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While I would LOVE to see Costco come here, they obviously have their own set of metrics/demographics that they use to build in new locations.
They may very well be thinking that even with a decent population, because it is a majority of 'mature/retired' folks...they don't see the sense in coming now.
After all, their bread and butter is from people buying everyday items in bulk and they may think that the area is populated by cheapskates...and older folks who avoid buying green bananas.
