Join David & Susan Schwartz on a whirlwind tour of Costco warehouses around the globe. They are two of Costco's biggest fans yet live in one of NYC's smallest apartments. Since 2016, they have been to over 200 of Costco's 850 warehouses, plus gotten behind-the-scenes looks at depots, packaging facilities, vendors, meatpacking plants, and even a pre-opening party.
Publication on September 12, 2023 is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the opening of Costco's first warehouse. By that time, David & Susan plan to have visited at least one warehouse in 46 US states and 13 other countries, and will have completed a cross-country Costco-themed road trip from Yonkers, New York to Yorba Linda, California, stopping to visit their favorite retailer along the way.
Topics are covered in a whimsical A to Z format, using Q & A to cover topics ranging from Cashews and Chicken to Hot Dogs and Hawaii, targeted to delight the more than 120 million Costco members and over 300,000 dedicated Costco employees. There is a Prologue that describes how the authors came to write the book and an introduction that provides a narrative history of Costco and its predecessor companies.
Sample Fun Facts:
- Costco sells more than half of the world's cashews and seven times more hotdogs than all MLB stadiums combined.
- When Costco changed its source of salmon from Chile to Norway it impacted the economies of both countries.
- Costco sells six million pumpkin pies each year, but only between September and December.
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Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Interior Book Design) 2024 and Benjamin Franklin Award (Gift Book) 2024 and Benjamin Franklin Award (Cover Design-Nonfiction) 2024.
Prologue - page 10
A Brief History - page 14
Alaska - page 38
Australia - page 42
Bakery - page 46
Books - page 49
Business Centers - page 52
Buyers - page 55
Canada - page 58
Carts - page 62
Cashews - page 65
Caskets & Coffins - page 68
Chicken - page 70
China - page 73
Code of Ethics - page 77
Coffee - page 79
Costco Connection - page 82
Costco Services - page 85
Costco Wholesale Industries (CWI) - page 88
Credit Cards - page 92
Deli - page 95
E-commerce - page 99
Eggs - page 103
Emergencies - page 106
Employees - page 109
Fish - page 113
Food Court - page 116
France - page 120
Gasoline & Car Washes - page 125
Good Works - page 127
Halal - page 130
Hawaii - page 132
Hearing Aids - page 137
Hot Dogs - page 140
Iceland - page 145
Japan - page 149
Jewelry - page 154
Kirkland Signature - page 157
Kosher - page 160
Lingo - page 162
Logistics - page 167
Majors - page 172
Meat - page 174
Members - page 177
Merchandising - page 181
Mexico - page 185
New Zealand - page 189
Openings - page 193
Optical - page 197
Parking Lots - page 201
Pet Supplies - page 204
Pharmacy - page 206
Produce - page 209
Pumpkin Pie - page 211
Quality - page 213
Regions - page 216
South Korea - page 219
Spain - page 223
Sustainability - page 227
Sweden - page 231
Taiwan - page 235
Tire Center - page 239
United Kingdom - page 241
Vendors - page 246
Wall Street - page 250
Warehouses - page 253
Wine & Spirits - page 257
Xalapa - page 260
Yonkers to Yorba Linda - page 262
Zama - page 266
Acknowledgments - page 270
Credits and Bibliography - page 272
