Costco Wholesale
Erin Alvord is the owner of White Dog Retreat LLC, a historic dog-friendly vacation rental in Roslyn, WA, which has achieved a 5-star average rating on Airbnb and earned Superhost status since December 2022. Erin has extensive experience as an International Buyer at Costco Wholesale since July 2010, currently managing the Sundries department across nine international regions after previously handling Dry Grocery and Produce. Prior experience includes co-founding and operating Ethos Coffee Company from January 2006 to July 2010 and a supervisory role at Costco Wholesale from July 1997 to July 2005. Erin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Small Business Administration/Management from Southern Oregon University, completed in January 2006.
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Costco Wholesale
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Originally named "Price Club" in 1976, Costco started out by serving small businesses while additionally targeting a selected audience of non-business members. Because of their specific strategy, they quickly became successful. Today, they are one of the largest retailers in the world and retailer of choice for speciality items. Costco is a membership warehouse club that strives to bring the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise. Costco has more than 800 locations worldwide. They are a multi-billion dollar global retailer operating in 8 countries. Costco provides a wide selection of merchandise such as appliances, baby products, beauty products, clothing, luggage, handbags, computers, electronics, and any other household item you can think of. Within their core merchandise categories or core business, they offer food and sundries, non-foods, and fresh foods. Within their Warehouse Ancillary business, they offer gasoline, pharmacy, optical, food court, hearing aids, and tire installation. Other businesses include e-commerce, business centers, and travel. Most notably is there Kirkland Signature brand, Costco's trademark private-label brand. They only use this brand on merchandise sold through their website or warehouses. This brand came at a time where they recognized the need for quality goods at budget-friendly prices. However, most of these brands are manufactured by national brands such as Starbucks, Ocean Spray, Niagara, and Humboldt Creamery. They operate membership warehouses and e-commerce websites with a limited selection of nationally-branded and private-label products in a wide range of categories. By keeping these products at a low price, they are able to produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover.