Yeah, the article is laughable. Damn near any business with more than 10 people has a pallet of Costco shit show up every 2-4 weeks. Every business with a pallet of shit showing up every 2-4 weeks gets to give out steeply-discounted memberships to everyone who works there. Everyone who works there has an incentive to shop at Costco. And shit - when I had the corporate costco card I only bought beer for parties. But I bought beer for parties. Amazon and Box have cardboard boxes full of shit. Costco works freight. This is why Sams Club is dying: it's a Walmart with a membership card. And this is why Costco is not: they're like Grainger or McMaster Carr for human stuff. STUDIOUSLY NOT MENTIONED IN THE AMAZON-OWNED WASHINGTON POST: Wayfair. Like Ikea, except they ship it to your house or business and give you a 30% discount if you buy more than $500.