Costco and Sam's Club–two distinct stores that are seemingly very similar, though many claim they are very different. Determine whether each of these facts apply to Costco, Sam's Club, or both.
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1. Require a membership to shop and purchase items in store.
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2. Is a subsidiary of Walmart.
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3. Offers a branded MasterCard that can double as a membership card.
While both offer a branded credit card that can also function as a membership card, Costco's is a Visa.
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4. Has a small food court to buy and eat cooked and ready-to-eat food.
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5. Has an auto buying program.
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6. Had a group of influencers in Florida who review their items with "booms" or "dooms" go viral in 2024.
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7. Has red in its logo.
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8. It lowered its hot dog combo price to $1.38 in 2022.
Costco's hot dog combo price has been $1.50 for over 30 years and vows to never change it.
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9. Opened its first store in Oklahoma.
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10. Opened its first store in 1983.
Whereas Price Club, with whom Costco merged in 1993 first store opened in 1976, both Costco and Sam's Club (then named Sam's Wholesale Club) opened their first stores in 1983.
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11. Has a larger international reach.
Sam's Club has stores only in China and Mexico. Costco's international reach includes Canada, Mexico, Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, and more.
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12. Its stores have a larger surface area on average.
Costco reports its store run an average of 147,000 square feet, with Sam's Club averaging 134,000 square feet.
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13. It carries its own branding known as "Member’s Mark".
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