Why Costco’s Co-Founder Said ‘No’ to Kirkland Gas 8 Times | WSJ

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Why Costco’s Co-Founder Said ‘No’ to Kirkland Gas 8 Times | WSJ

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Anybody who is successful and doesn't understand that they had some good fortune somewhere along the way is a fool. Jim Sinegal, one of Costco's co-founders, has had a lifetime of good fortune starting in 1954 when he showed up to work as a college kid at the discount store Fedmart. It was a part-time job only supposed to last that day, as a matter... Read More

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