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yanpa wrote:So... many... non-Japanese staff... totally blew my mind. This was Costco Kawasaki, BTW.
Coligny wrote:I nevur went a costco...
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Coligny wrote:I nevur went a costco...
Well, if it makes you feel a little more at home, I took a shit in the aisle at Printemps in Ginza...When in Rome and all that stuff...
yanpa wrote:So... many... non-Japanese staff... totally blew my mind. This was Costco Kawasaki, BTW.
Coligny wrote:I nevur went a costco...
COSTCO JAPAN TO START WEBSITE SALES IN 2019
businessinsider.jp (日本語) | 2018-June-13
The reasoning according to Costco Japan's president Ken Terio is that, "Amazon is a huge monster."
Grumpy Gramps wrote:That will be the end of "the flying pig", then.
Taro Toporific wrote:COSTCO JAPAN TO START WEBSITE SALES IN 2019
businessinsider.jp (日本語) | 2018-June-13
The reasoning according to Costco Japan's president Ken Terio is that, "Amazon is a huge monster."
Costco Japan's lazy/late entry into e-commerce has always been a mystery to me.
legion wrote:I guess enough people liked the Costco shopping experience as it wasTaro Toporific wrote:Costco Japan's lazy/late entry into e-commerce has always been a mystery to me.
Grumpy Gramps wrote:There is still room for improvement. As the Japanese population ages, they could also introduce these nice electric Walmart carts.
Grumpy Gramps wrote:That will be the end of "the flying pig", then.
matsuki wrote:Soo....it's 2019 and the Costco staff are clueless about any progress on this. "Online? nani sore?"
I've had about 3 instances where they ran out of inventory on something and every time they try to give the same "we can't check other store inventory" and "no idea when the next shipment will be in" run around. Last time I got a manager to come out and make calls to other nearby stores to check inventory for me but tis not a fun experience.
wuchan wrote:matsuki wrote:Soo....it's 2019 and the Costco staff are clueless about any progress on this. "Online? nani sore?"
I've had about 3 instances where they ran out of inventory on something and every time they try to give the same "we can't check other store inventory" and "no idea when the next shipment will be in" run around. Last time I got a manager to come out and make calls to other nearby stores to check inventory for me but tis not a fun experience.
From what I have been told, Costco has to deal with a lot of BS in order to keep operating in Japan. They undercut every wholesaler so they have to make it hard for people to use them as a wholesale supplier.
On the other side of the coin, Amazon has hundreds of shell companies in Japan to, in a very Japanese way, dodge liability.
dimwit wrote:We'd love to have Costco here but by the sound of it Matsuyama is slightly too small for them to make it work. Now, the closest Costco is in Hiroshima and trip up there throws any saving out the window.
dimwit wrote:We'd love to have Costco here but by the sound of it Matsuyama is slightly too small for them to make it work. Now, the closest Costco is in Hiroshima and trip up there throws any saving out the window.
matsuki wrote:Which is why the online sales will make sense...if they ever materialize.dimwit wrote:We'd love to have Costco here but by the sound of it Matsuyama is slightly too small...
Costco just needs to get their online site working, grrr.
...even Costco Mexico has had a bilingual website for online ordering
SovietSupreme wrote:Oh Comrade, even Worst Korea has online ordering.
SovietSupreme wrote:SovietSupreme wrote:Oh Comrade, even Worst Korea has online ordering.
Worst Korea has online ordering but no engrish.
matsuki wrote:I'm sure Japan will ....hold on tight to the TP being made locally.
straightdope.com...Kirkland paper towels and toilet paper are made by Georgia Pacific, the paper towels are Brawny, the toilet paper is Angel Soft.
Kawanoe Zoki’s tissue machines hold an impressive share of the market. More than 80% of the tissue paper and toilet paper manufactured in Japan.
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