would you pay an annual membership year for a grocery store?
No. I am not in their target market (single person living in inner city). I don't patronise a lot of successful businesses. I almost never go to Bunnings, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't invest in WES.
costco sells everything in bulk. i like baked beans, but don't really want a slab of them, and a slab of corn kernels and a slab of tomato paste etc etc