Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Costco to accept food stamps in N.Y. test - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The Issaquah retailing giant (NASDAQ: said it will begin accepting food stamps at its Queensd and Brooklyn locations sometime this Those two locationswere chosen, Costcop said, “because of the high penetratio n of food stamp recipients in the surroundintg area.” If the test is successful, Costco said it will open its plannedx next New York City locations with the abilit to accept food stamps. “We are takingb this step to see if we can be a part of the solutionh to the financial burden that many peoplwe arefacing today,” said Costco CEO Jim in a statement.
Costco had been under pressurs in New York City from various politicians about not accepting food stamps there in the Thecompany didn’t say whether it planned to accept food stamps at its storew outside of the New York City area in the

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