Talk:Warehouse club/Archives/2011

Target Corporation
Did Target Corporation ever have a store called the Wholesale Club, like the article suggests? I can't find anything relevant on Google, and I can't find it being mentioned on the book On Target ISBN 0-471-66729-3. 68.226.61.4 05:55, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I am removing this statement since there is nothing to back it up. Tuxide 19:58, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I finally found a reference to the Wholesale Club of Indianapolis that was mentioned previously, and it wasn't by Target Corporation. However, it is mentioned in the On Target book.  Tuxide 03:55, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Warehouse Club, Inc. is different from Wholesale Club, Inc. I can't find anything about Target owning either of them. Elpablo69 02:25, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Makro
Is Makro a warehouse club? Bastie 04:00, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Makro was much larger, had more SKU's, and did not charge for membership. I recall it being in Ohio/Indiana. They are still in Europe, called Makro or Metro. Elpablo69 02:25, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

How can it be said that Makro is "defunct" if it is still operating in Europe? This whole set of articles about warehouse clubs are very Americocentric.
 * I agree, the article does not give a world view. I don't know how to tag it with the "doesn't give world view" tag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arawn (talk • contribs) 14:30, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

SAM'S CLUB reference
The url is no longer valid. Can anyone find a source that actually works? Tuxide 20:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

This page does not answer the most obvious question.
We drove past a Sam's Club gas station where the prices are routinely cheaper than any others in our area, yet the station was not particularly busy and two other comparatively inexpensive gas stations had long lines. This raised the question: do the membership fees (which restrict the market) justify themselves, i.e., do we make up on membership fees what we lose on number of sales? What are the economics that make membership clubs a smart move for a retailer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.51.88.179 (talk) 01:09, 1 December 2011 (UTC)