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What is inside
- 8 analyses of Costco, in full, each with its numbered sources.
- 5 years of revenue, operating income and net income, from its annual reports.
- 2 defining decisions on record, with how the shares did against the US market a year and three years on, where measured.
- Its own words. What it said in its filings about its workforce, the deals it named and the competitors it names, each quote with its filing.
The analyses it carries
- Costco spent two years handing Jelinek the CEO job — then he promised not to touch the $1.50 hot dog
- Costco Could Raise Your Fee More Often. The Reason It Won't Is Worth $5 Billion.
- Costco Spent 25 Years in Korea to Learn How to Win China in Five.
- Even at $1.50, Costco's Hot Dog Factory Turns a Profit — and Makes the $60 Membership Feel Free
- Costco's High Wages and Its 4,000-Item Limit Are the Same Decision
- Costco Collects $5.3 Billion in Fees to Fund the Prices That Keep 92.3% of Members Renewing
- At High-20s Percent of Net Sales, Kirkland Is Costco's Lever on Every National Brand
- Costco Caps Its Own Markups. The Cap Is the Whole Business Model.
Each analysis is free to read on the site. The dossier puts them together with the numbers and the filings, in one document you can keep.
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