Think it’s funny huh ? Bush beans make me fart, can’t eat ‘em.


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What's wrong with a "little" gas?

Looking out my office window at a Costco that will open on July 19th. Our city population is 16,500 but we serve about 250,000 people county wide. Can’t wait for the doors to open.

I find it hard to believe the Villages Sam's Club would not be profitable.They just remodeled the store, adding a new fresh "Premium" meat case selling steaks at $35 pound plus fresh seafood and sushi. Their wine selection has improved offfering more top end Cabernets and other fine wines. I dont think they are hurting...good for them a
nd good for us!

Ok however could you explain the " conspiracy " about Bush Beans being the only choice at all Publix Stores ?

Costco has a very strict and very elaborate marketing, merchandising and sales plan based on demographics, population, number of households and the number of people in those households. They use a "rifle" strategic marketing approach for new stores vs a shotgun approach like Walmart and Sam's. At present I do not believe TV fits their plan. They nail it down to the number of cars in their parking lot during a given time and the number of people in their stores and the amount of goods they purchase. The only place I could see a Costco being opened closer than Orlando is possibly South of Ocala but I do not believe that will happen anytime soon. Hope I am wrong but I dealt with big box stores in my profession and that is what I see.

No reason for Costco to move close to The Villages. They just have to wait for The Villages to reach an existing Costco location.

A clever spin on the Disney theme.


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I never said they weren't profitable since I have no access to their books. However, the fact they are adding things has no bearing on their profitability or lack thereof. It usually means they are trying to attract people who they haven't attracted before. That would be the right way to improve business and the bottom line. However that being said, I belonged to Sam's (as well as Costco) up north and there was a Sam's in my town. There was barely a day or time when the lines were 10-15 deep at 5-10 registers (depending on time of day) with the majority being commercial buyers with orders of $500+ easy and that store was CLOSED 6 months ago when they went on a closing spree at stores that weren't doing as they expected. Sam's here is more like a supermarket where the vast majority of people I have seen in line or checking out at the door have relatively small orders, sometimes 1 item. In general I'll bet this store isn't anywhere in the top 2/3rds of their stores. These stores do a huge amount of business to business but this location seems more like a local supermarket despite all the other items they carry. Most of the homeowners here don't need 10 gallon bottles of mayonnaise or mustard or 6lb packages of salmon but the $4 roasted chicken is good. There just isn't room to store it. ;)

You do know there is a Costco inOcala, right? That’s closer than it was to me in NY and surely close enough to go once a month.

600 inspections - sounds like room for more inspection business. Thanks for information

Ocala?
 

I thought the closest was Orlando.

Perfect jblum. We belonged to B.J.'S, Sam's & Costco at the same time during a move inside N.J. I don't really get the need for a Costco. For us, all three are so similar it doesn't really matter. For other's sake, I hope they get their beloved Costco. :duck:

Costco
 

I find the prime meat meat and wine selection much better at Costco than Sams. We go to Costco a minimum of once a month. Have a Sams membership and rarely go.

Unfortunately there isn’t a store in Ocala. Closest is Altemonte Springs in Orlando or Wesley Chapel off 75 near Tampa.