Costco started in 1976 with a club store type membership, so customers needed to be identified and use a membership card in order to shop in the store. They got presence in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Mexico. This is a serious company where you can buy a lot of club priced products (large packages for almost everything) but they also have cool individual products like clothes, towels, bedding, etc. Pros: + Solid, robust platform for purchases and order taking. …