More young people are getting Costco memberships, CEO Craig Jelinek told CNBC.
Younger shoppers have a different purchasing power to baby boomers and Gen X, Jelinek said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementMore young people are buying Costco memberships, but they're not buying as much as older generations, the retailer's CEO says.
"We're seeing more younger people sign up, absolutely," Craig Jelinek told CNBC's Jim Cramer.
They're slightly going up as they become longer members, but initially the purchasing power from the younger generation compared to the boomers or X is a little bit different in what they're buying."
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