Why Costco has the luxury of sitting out the delivery arms race

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    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/23/costco-delivery-uber-doordash-sitting-out-arms-race/",
    "title": "Why Costco has the luxury of sitting out the delivery arms race",
    "author": "Phil Wahba",
    "excerpt": "Costco Wholesale last week announced a new partnership with DoorDash and a major extension of its relationship with Uber , vastly expanding its same-day delivery firepower but nonetheless leaving it well behind rivals like Walmart and Amazon , which use drones for some of their fast deliveries. And that is by design. Until now, Costco’s same-day delivery has consisted largely of teaming up with Instacart for very quick delivery, typically groceries and other essentials. (For two-day delivery, Costco typically handles shipping itself.) And while the Uber and DoorDash tie-ups give Costco much more reach, the moves also serve as a reminder that Costco’s business model and the intense, almost cult-like customer loyalty the membership-based retailer inspires mean that it doesn’t have to participate in the delivery arms race the same way its rivals do. Costco fanatics don’t shop there because of fast delivery. They shop there for its curated assortment, competitive prices, its highly trusted Kirkland Signature brand, and the treasure-hunt aspect of shopping in its cavernous warehouses; they might stumble across a jar of luxurious La Mer moisturizer while looking for underwear or croutons. Such is Costco’s hold on its satisfied customers that 92.3% of members in the U.S. and Canada renewed last year. Costco’s net sales for the fiscal year ended in August hit $297.3 billion, nearly...",
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