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I took this photograph on the 4th of October 2015, at Aura Leisure Centre in my home town of Dundalk. It’s a sign up in the weight room of the gym. It’s there to encourage those who lift weights to return them to where they got them in the first place. This particular sign always bothered me, so this is what prompted me to take this picture. In an area of the gym mainly used by men, it is appears that it is directed towards them as the term ‘girls’ is used. The stereotype of the man being the…

I grew up having my brother as a role model. I strived to be just like him. A part of this goal, involved the desire to be physically stronger. Earlier this year I started doing CrossFit and not only have I gotten stronger, but I have gained balance, a sense of community, and a perspective for the hardships we face. CrossFit is a fitness regime created by Greg Glassman. It is a facet of my life that I have fallen in love with and would recommend to others. CrossFit adds balance and…

but 81.3 million total card holders. We were tasked to learn more about Costco and their customers. Luckily with us being in Consumer Insights we were able to go to Costco over the weekend and get some great observations in. Since it is a membership club most of Costco's customers are in the middle to upper class. In fact according to Clarity.fm 54% of Costco's customer base is considered wealthy, while only 15% of their base is "just getting by." According to CBS News the average Costco…

motorcycle club known to be associated with drug trafficking. Before they became a motorcycle club, the group started as a crew manning a B-29 Superfortress named “Hell’s Angels”. The crew flew missions over Europe during World War Two until they were retired after . After the war was over they formed their own motorcycle club. According to Peter Tamony, author of “The Hell’s Angels: Their naming” in the Western folklore, he states that “The original group denominated…

Bowman Methodist University The movie Biker Boyz is very powerful and it carries a strong message throughout the entire movie. It’s about the underground world of motorcycle clubs and not so legal street racing. A young man who is 18 years old named Kid (Derek Luke). Started his own motorcycle club named “Biker Boyz” after witnessing the death of his dad “Slick Will” at one of these races. He wants to be the one in charge the one everyone idealized or as the movie portrays it,…

Costco Wholesale Corporation started in September 15, 1983 by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. This wholesale company climbed its way to the top as one of the largest retailer in the world. Costco manufacturers’ food and beverage focusing more on selling a bulk of food featuring its quality. This everyday shopping revolutionized the wholesale industry. Throughout the years, Costco went beyond its way to sell products that are not in the food and beverage department. They started selling…

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club from the USA. The first price club warehouse was opened in 1976, thus the new concept of the ‘retail warehouse club’ was established. And then Costco opened its first warehouse in 1983 in Seattle. As to the consumer goods industry, there exist numbers of competitors, such as Sam’s Club, Walmart and Target. Up till now, it has already had almost 85 million members. The attraction of Costco is the offer of a great variety of goods.…

Costco is an international lucrative wholesale corporation, and is a membership only, warehouse club that sell everything. The warehouses are pioneered to help small to medium sized business, to buy reduced priced items and resale them for everyday businesses. Individual members can also buy selective items and even buy them in bulk to suit their personal needs. Costco 's business model is called a subscription that means customers who want to shop at the store need to subscribe as a member to…

In the highly competitive U.S. Retail Industry, Costco strategy of driving more customer traffic at its stores through attractive product offerings at discounted prices has helped it gain a better market share and grow its sales base. In fact, these sales growth initiatives have been gaining popularity among low-to-mid income groups. And the success of the company's sales growth plan is very evident from its healthy sales growth. Then as it continues its growth, Costco will need to identify…

otherwise not available in other retail outlets. This allows the customer to buy products in bulk, have access to rear luxury goods and much better discounts. Low prices allow for more offensive competition, and low overhead for less money spent per each club. Each register has 2 employees one ringing up the product the other boxing the product in the boxes to cut on the time spent at the register (perhaps the most annoying part of shopping in general). Although Costco is not valued as a high…