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> Costco could probably save some money by putting barcodes on every side of everything. That's easier said than done because Costco doesn't sell only private
by jonknee 10y ago
> Costco could probably save some money by putting barcodes on every side of everything.
That's easier said than done because Costco doesn't sell only private label items like Aldi.
- germanier 10y agoIn Germany Aldi has such a market power that even for the few name-brand item they stock[1] they can demand different packaging from the manufactures. That includes not only barcodes but sometimes even more explicit ingredient lists. [1]: Recently they started to stock more name-brand items due to a strategy shift. The other chains are not very amused.
- nedwin 10y agoThey have enough buying power - they could probably mandate it
- DrScump 10y agoThey have their own Item Number system. Even general-retailer items sold elsewhere often have the (Costco) Item Number on their packaging.
- choward 10y agoCostco could just print their own and add it to the packaging.
- germanier 10y agoI'm not sure that the time needed to affix the label to every product is less than the saved time due to faster scanning.
- AjithAntony 10y agoCostco certainly asks for custom packaging. No other retailer is going to put an SD card or bottle of vitamins in a 2 sqft blister pack.