Amazon gets my business as they shift toward big box competition.
Right now, I think Amazon and Google have become the best friends of retail world, including local business. I’m not sure Costco can survive. If I were a stock holder, I’d be calling my broker. I made a significant decision recently to let my Costco membership expire and give my business to Amazon and a lot of it has to do with how both have marketed themselves to me. i think I might be on the cutting edge on this “trend” but I think it’s going to cause trouble for Costco down the road. I have shopped at Costco since 1987. Average trip was around $300 and I went twice a month. I still shopped at local brick-and-mortars when Costco didn’t have what I needed, but bulk items bought there made more sense. I boycotted Amazon for a time because of their stance and active lobbying against state sales tax in California , but when they gave up their tactics that actually hurt small, local business I decided to give their Amazon Prime service a try....