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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Craig Jelinek the (CEO of costco until recently) was always considered a good guy for putting his employees first and concentrating on keeping a high bar for product quality.

[-] malle_yeno@pawb.social 0 points 1 week ago

Until recently? Did something happen recently to change this? (Genuine question, I've only heard good things about the Costco ceo)

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

For actual clarity, Craig Jelinek stepped down in 2023. Ron Vachris is the current CEO. Not sure if there's been any negative policy change since then though.

[-] manualoverride@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

This is about the time when in the UK they stopped allowing digital membership cards (on a phone app) and forced you to install the Costco app.

I am trying to remove as many apps as possible and until this change just carried my driving licence and a backup credit card in my phone case.

Forcing their own tracking app nearly made me cancel my membership.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Goddamn churros are gone. Hot dog combo hasn't changed price though so we good... For now.

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The old co-founder's threat still stands even with a new CEO.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

For those that don't know this lovely story, here's an article about the threat.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Craig Jelinek, the CEO of costco until reecently, was considered

Fixed their sentence with commas for clarity

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