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Costco ... acts as an investment broker and travel agent. They have also introduced an automobile purchasing program where members can purchase new cars at specially arranged prices. They also have an agreement with Ameriprise for auto and home insurance.
Still, Costco is feeling the heat from Sam's Club. When Sam's began to pare prices aggressively several years ago, Costco had to shave its prices - and its already thin profit margins - ever further.
Health Costco's health products include vitamins and home health care products. Costco's pharmacy business has been growing over the past years. Expiring patents have led Costco to sell generic drugs for low prices.
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With competitive prices on everyday goods, high-quality items and brand-name products, Costco attracts bigger spenders and bigger revenue per warehouse than Wal-Mart's competing Sam's Club, which it has battled for its 21 years. All the while, Costco has stayed true to a set of corporate mores that smack of times gone by.
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As it does in its other warehouses, Costco will offer members lower prices for its furniture, said Doranne Acinpura, assistant vice president and general merchandise manager, non-foods. A Henredon bed that retails for about $14,000 is available for $10,000, she said.
Most Costco locations have either a Food Court or a Hot Dog Cart. Both offer a quarter-pound kosher hot dog or Polish sausage and 20 fluid oz drink (with free refill) for $1.50, the same price as when (pre-merger) Costco opened in 1983.
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