299

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images Costco has recorded 13 consecutive weeks of increased foot traffic as it reaffirms its commitment to DEI. According to Retail Brew, Costco’s increased foot traffic reached the 13-week mark during the week of March 17. Unlike Target, Amazon, Walmart, and other major retailers, Costco moved to uphold its DEI initiatives amid attacks … Continued

The post Costco’s Foot Traffic Increases For 13th Week After Reaffirming DEI appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 days ago

As a Canadian trying to boycott a lot of US companies, Costco gets a pass for me because of this!

Now when I go to Costco, I look for things that aren’t specifically US made and try to find alternatives.

But seriously, good on Costco for standing up for human rights.

Fuck Trump!

[-] prole 18 points 2 days ago

Costco is also known for treating it's employees well.

[-] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

Costco is pretty good about stocking local products, so you should still be able to buy Canadian.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

I've seen a lot of Mexican produce as well

[-] Maeve@midwest.social 6 points 2 days ago

Mexico deserves support, imo.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Absolutely, didn't mean that in a negative way, but as an alternative to USA stuff.

[-] Maeve@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

No worries, friend! I didn't take it positively or negatively, just putting it out there.

[-] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

They repatriate their Canadian profits to the US so your money is helping fund trumps warchest. They also aren't especially progressive when it comes to dealing with all of their suppliers.

[-] Mesophar@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

Can you please expand on the second part? Which stores are a better alternative for that, genuinely asking? It would be silly to have an image that Costco is perfect, but they still seem like a "least bad" option that I'm not aware of many alternatives.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2025
299 points (100.0% liked)

Atlanta News

381 readers
54 users here now

News about Atlanta, auto-sourced from RSS feeds of local and regional media. User names indicate the news source.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS