Comments on: Anatomy of the Costco Initiative http://wineeconomist.com/2010/10/06/anatomy-of-the-costco-initiative/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: et http://wineeconomist.com/2010/10/06/anatomy-of-the-costco-initiative/#comment-1472 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:17:53 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=2544#comment-1472 hope you like those 100-150 wines costco will tell you you should buy because they’re cheap & got a good deal on. because small retailers will be pushed out of business & big ones (bev mo, etc) will come in. so your money will be going to the big boys, and certainly not the small wineries & retailers who currently keep the market flooded with selections. those other, sometimes better ones with small batches, yeah, you’ll pay through the nose for them now. :-) just an alternate viewpoint…

]]> By: Mike Veseth http://wineeconomist.com/2010/10/06/anatomy-of-the-costco-initiative/#comment-1465 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:55:38 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=2544#comment-1465 You are correct, Tom — thanks. But they cannot negotiate volume discounts or receive incentives. (I’ve updated the post to make this point clearer).

]]> By: Tom Wark http://wineeconomist.com/2010/10/06/anatomy-of-the-costco-initiative/#comment-1464 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:47:30 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=2544#comment-1464 I believe that retailers may already purchase WINE directly from producers in Washington and outside of Washington.

Costco’s lawsuit made that happen.

Tom…

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