impact of costco on wow and wes, page-11

At the risk of sounding arrogant - it will be the pimple on the back side of an elephant.
Too many times yanks move here and expect their busn model to be replicated - its been proven it just doesnt happen that way here - so far one site announced. The cost and ability to get land in metro areas is prohibitive, add to that different wage and cultural issues and I think u will find that its a long haul to profitability, let alone impacting WOW or Coles.