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Originally Posted by billethkid
Same could be said for Sam's Club with stores as little as an hour away.
However they saw fit to build here. I would bet that there was no significant effect on incremental sales from TV residents.
Plus they pick up additional sales from those who would not travel an hour.
I would also bet that the decision making "required" demographics of Sam's Club is not much different than Costco.
Costco just has not found the right location.....YET!
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I think you will find that Sam's Club's are also paired in markets with Walmart while Costco is a stand a lone entity. I'm sure there is an incestuous relationship since Walmart sells many of the same food products so not sure I agree that their business models are similar or that the financials of Walmart Corp are dependent on Sam's. Costco is definitely a much larger company as compared to Sam's, and Sam's has been closing stores while Costco has been opening stores. So not sure agree their decision making strategies are similar.