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Are Bucees only in Texas? For nearly all of its 40-year history, Buc-ee’s gas stations and extraordinarily large convenience stores have been in Texas only. In 2019, the first Buc-ee’s opened outside of the Lone Star State, in Alabama. The company now has six travel centers outside of its home state, with more on the … Read more
Is Costco considered a supermarket? Big-box discount retailer Costco is the fourth largest supermarket by sales with over $122 billion in 2021 sales and is the fifth largest retailer in the U.S. The Issaquah, Wash. -based membership-only chain has just over 600 stores was founded in 1983 when it opened its first warehouse. Read more … Read more
How profitable is a thrift store? Those expenses chip away at thrift stores’ profits, and as of 2016, used merchandise retailers made a pretax profit of 3.3 percent ? meaning that an average 10-person thrift store might generate only $11,880 in annual profits. That said, the average annual salary for a thrift shop manager hovers … Read more