Costco Decisions That Went Horribly Wrong Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
By Joel Burrows/Dec. 30, 2020 2:11 pm EDT/Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 11:33 pm EDT
The 21st century is dominated by multinational corporations, and judging by their actions, these businesses differ from human beings in a multitude of ways. No matter our favorite brand, we might be reminded that companies don t exactly have feelings like the rest of us, after all. But there s at least one trait that worldwide conglomerates and human beings do have in common: making decisions that go horribly wrong.
Take Costco, for instance. That s right, the beloved warehouse chain that s received high praise from
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