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☆ Barbara Corcoran shares her No. 1 strategy for stopping unhealthy competition at work: I put it ‘before anything’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Picture Wall Street stockbrokers frantically trying to beat sales quotas — or sales representatives fighting for commissions. For real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, the trick to strengthening relationships amongst her employees is being the fun boss. "In sales, you like who you're working with, but you don't really, totally like them because they're going after your market. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank," which features Barbara Corcoran as a panelist. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: stockbrokers, —, Barbara Corcoran, it's, Tom Gimbel, Gimbel, Bob Nelson, Nelson, Corcoran Organizations: Employees, Taiwan's National Central University, Harvard Business, CNBC

☆ With EVs, Honda may be North America's most committed automaker, for the moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

While missing a host of brands, this year's edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show debuted a range of new models. But at least one automaker says it is ramping up its North American EV strategy in 2024: Honda Motor Company. Honda's EV moves come against the backdrop of EV pullbacks from other major auto manufacturers; and in some cases, shelved EV plans altogether. GM itself is playing a key role in the first mass-market EV Honda is introducing, the Prologue. The All-Electric Acura ZDX is displayed during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Persons: Josh Lefkowitz, Ford, Bob Nelson, Nelson, BEV, It's, Honda, Cliff Banks, Banks, Mary Barra, Jenni Newman, Kelley Blue, Tesla, Newman Organizations: Angeles Auto, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Auto, Getty, Honda Motor Company, Canadian EV, pullbacks, GM, American Honda Motor Co, Honda, EVs, Banks, Auto, NBC News, EV Honda, Acura, Subaru Locations: Los Angeles , California, Canadian, Ohio, American, Canada

☆ Your Costco membership will cost more next year, analysts predict. Here's what to expect — and how fees compare at Sam's Club and BJ's.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Costco will likely raise its membership fee in the next six to 12 months, Wall Street analysts say. Costco executives have said a fee increase is "a question of when, not if." That's according to Cowen analysts led by Oliver Chen, who wrote in a note published Monday that a Costco membership fee raise "could be likely within 6-12 months." "We believe a membership fee increase is imminent in FY23 as Costco has not raised fees in 5.8 years yet has historically increased fees by $5 for regular memberships every 5.5 years," the analysts wrote. Costco's current membership price puts it in line with other warehouse clubs:

☆ Honda is spending $3.5 billion to build a battery factory in Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solutions are investing $3.5 billion to build a joint venture battery factory in southern Ohio, the car company said Tuesday. Construction on the battery plant is expected to begin early next year and should be completed by the end of 2024. At the Marysville plant, battery cells from the Fayette County battery factory will be installed in the battery cases made in Anna. The Marysville factory opened in 1982 and was Honda’s first auto factory in the United States. Honda now has 18 factories producing Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States.

☆ 'Selling Sunset' realtor Christine Quinn says she buys basic clothes at Costco and Uniqlo to save money for expensive purses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Christine Quinn, from Netflix's "Selling Sunset," shops at low-cost stores for everyday clothes. Quinn told the WSJ she bought leggings from Costco, crop tops from Uniqlo, and tank tops from Hanes. "I do like Costco," Quinn told the Journal. The realtor said she owns black leggings from American retailer Costco, crop tops from Japanese retailer Uniqlo, and men's tank tops from Hanes. Quinn told the Journal that Uniqlo offers comfortable clothes that "don't break the bank."

☆ Your next Christmas tree from Costco might be a frozen leftover from last year — and that 'deep freeze' stock is a boon for the warehouse chain
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some Christmas trees sold at Costco this year are trees from last year that came in after Christmas. The trees were delivered late because of supply chain issues, and Costco has kept them all year. In the company's latest earnings call, Costco CFO Richard Galanti said Christmas trees are part of the company's "deep freeze" inventory from last year. The Christmas trees at Costco range in cost from $150 to $400, according to Galanti. Galanti said keeping the Christmas trees to sell this year didn't "hurt" the company in any way except that it doesn't "like to have extra inventory."

☆ Costco says it won't raise prices for now on its membership fees — or its famous $1.50 hot dog and soda combo
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Costco said it has no plans to raise the price of its membership or its $1.50 hot dog combo at this time. Costco exec Bob Nelson warned that membership fee hikes could come in the near future, though. Costco recently raised prices on some goods, but Nelson said the company wants to be "the best value in the marketplace." On the company's quarterly call, Costco executive Bob Nelson said the retailer has no plans to raise its membership dues at this time. He also attempted to put to bed rumors that Costco was raising the price of its famous food court staple.

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