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City of Roseville ,June 2, 1986 Page 2 Group members may account for 30 to 40 percent of Costco's sales; however, their business is intended only to augment costcot~ wholesale business. c. Packaging. The sizes and nature of Costco's products are different than most all retailers, especially in the food area. For example, Costco sells pickle products in container sizes from 46 oz. to 5 gallons, while 2 retailer will concentrate on much smaller sizes. In fact, if you took a typical retail grocery outlet and compa,red its entire stock, item by item, with the stock of a Costco warehouse, you would find little overlap. d. Product Lines. Costco carries a limited product variety wi thin a particular product line. A typical retailer such as Target will carry 40,000 to 60,000 individual items in one of its stores. A Costco warehouse has between 4,000 and 5,000 items. Also, if a customer wishes to buyout the complete stock of one of Costco's pruducts, they may de so. This would not be the case with the retailer. e. Hours of operation. Costco does not advertise and restricts its hours e'f operation to approximately sixty (60) per week, broken down as follows: ~ Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 Noon - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 12:00 a.m. - 12 Noon (Wholesale Only) 12:00 Noon - 8:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday Sunday Because Costco is not open for general warehouse entries until 12:00 noon on weekdays, Costco's busiest traffic periods occur during the lowest volume vehicular traffic periods. The greatest percentage of traffic covers from 12:00 Noon until 3:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and weekends. In addition, conunon carrier deliveries are accomplished by appointment only and no more than three trucks are scheduled to arrive per hour.