Inflation-scarred American consumers are putting up with long lines and paying cash for the privilege of shopping at members-only stores, which are capturing an ever-large share of the US retail sector.
Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club have lured more customers with the promise of low prices on carefully curated items sold in bulk.
Visiting the stores often means wandering aisles formed by towers of merchandise stacked atop shipping pallets, with scarce navigational help from sales clerks. Car parks can be jammed, with vehicles backed up 10 deep for Costco petrol.
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