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Wightman: Chinese hardware brands are heavily investing in Western physical retail distribution
“What is interesting is now there are more and more Chinese brands that are playing a game that might have been The preserve of Americans and Europeans and other first world nations in that they are trying to build sustainable brands. When they come to North Am…”
King: Retail distribution deals with Walmart and Costco nearly killed our company
“I've been a part of e-commerce brands. I wasn't the founder, but I was a VP where we had a deal with like Walmart and Costco and they almost killed us. Like they just send back the product, you know, type thing.”
Appel: Costco's higher pay and holiday closures result in low turnover
“They really respect their employees and they pay them better than the competition. They treat them better. You know, Costco is closed on the major holidays because they feel that their associates should be home with, you know, with their families on Thanksgivi…”
Appel: Costco marks up products roughly 15% to 17% above cost
“They market up, I don't know, 15 or 17% above cost, and, you know, that, and they are great merchants.”
Appel: Costco sells inventory before paying vendors, boosting cash flow
“The other thing too about their model is, is that the velocity of their sales is fantastic. So basically, It gets on the shelf and is sold probably most of the time before they have to pay the vendor. So that, so from a cashflow perspective, it's an incredible…”