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Editorial breakdowns on what actually works in business, and what only looks like it does.
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You've probably heard the membership fee is all of Costco's profit. Not quite — and the truth is better. The whole retail operation earned about $5.06 billion last year. The fee brought in $5.32 billion. 51% of operating profit, from a $65 card with nothing to manufacture and nothing to ship. And when Costco raised that fee in September 2024, 92.3% of members renewed anyway. #costco #business #economics #membership #businessexplained
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American Express paid Delta 8.2 billion dollars last year. Delta's operating profit — every flight, every route, every continent — was 5.8 billion. One partner sent more money than the airline earned running itself. And it covers about 84% of Delta's entire fuel bill. There's another 9.2 billion sitting on the balance sheet that Delta has already been paid for and hasn't delivered yet. #delta #airlines #creditcard #economics #businessexplained
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