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BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Michelle Conlin	At Costco, "Good Jobs and Good Wages" Costco CEO disputes Wal-Mart's low-pay model and says in the long run, "it doesn't pay the right dividends."
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Mac Greer	Video: How Costco Keeps Its Customers Just how far will Costco go to keep its customers as it battles it out with competitors like Wal-Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Target? In this third of three video installments, Costco CEO Jim Sinegal talks about keeping customers happy.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2009 Mac Greer	Video: How Costco's CEO Sizes Up the Competition Costco CEO Jim Sinegal recently stopped by The Motley Fool to talk about his supersized business. In this first of three video installments, Sinegal talks about one way he checks out his competitors.
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The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Courteous Costco The warehouse retailer reports results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2007 shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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