Costco nz

From tech to tyres, diamond rings and coffins. Costco will be more than just a supermarket when it finally opens its West Auckland store to Kiwis.

While it was difficult to compare prices in Australian dollars and many of the fruit and vegetables locally imported, bulk buying was again the trend. The rest of the store had some surprising additions such as a tyre centre, optometrist and hearing aid centre. For the past 12-month period, grocery food prices increased 7.6 per cent - fruit and vegetable prices rose 4.9 per cent alone, the largest contributor to the monthly rise. Then in the middle of coffee machines and iPhones was a jewellery cabinet and suddenly it felt like we were inside a Michael Hill store. Finally, the food aisles and everything was just BIGGER. Make it your business to knowStart your day with the latest business headlines straight to your inbox.