Costco Flyer - 07/01-08/31/2020 (Page 59)

living style the thomasville six-piece sectional with storage ottoman in most warehouses and at costco.ca in mid-july sofa is made available in the warehouse it goes through a teardown during which it's cut into to take a look at the frame support system and interior construction further review when the high point market is over all the items the buyers want to see again are delivered to a nearby 2,230-square- "style-out." the items are grouped by category and marked for testing online deciding that the finish of a dining table would look great on a bookcase choose from among nearly 50 consoles adds that as buyers go through this pro- wards from there to make changes decorative moulding on the front and sides and how it will wear over time from there they make upgrade sugges- tions with the aim of creating a product they know members will love often these items have been tested and tweaked by the buyer for a minimum of 18 months as they move ever closer to becoming a finished product buyer hanh nguyen explains that it can take more than a year before an item they're shown makes it to a warehouse "we rarely take something in its original that by having a say regarding specifics they're able to offer a more curated selec- tion of furniture items costco buyers also look at the struc- customized for costco benefit of the style-out is that it gives buyers a chance to get in on “global buys"-purchases for costcos around for members buyers also look at adding various features to reach the right dollar amount between different species of wood veneers? what if storage is added to an ottoman? what if we add a seat to a sofa? the buyers look at all of the options before making a final decision "we are really focused on quality and can't see is always more important than on the surface." what's online if you don't find the furniture pieces you want in the ware- not only can buyers test things-such as complementary pieces--that they can't offer in be available in additional colours offer a choice of which side the chaise is on-left or right buyers also work to make sure that items are easy to ship and require little to no assembly once they're out of the box.-sep