Comparing the Biggest Retailers: Costco vs Amazon vs Walmart

The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom

Andrew Sather & Glassbox Media

Business, Investing

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode, Dave and Brett dive deep into a detailed comparison of three retail giants: Amazon, Costco, and Walmart. We analyze how these companies compete, their business models, and what potential investors should consider. The show covers Amazon's diverse revenue streams, Costco's membership-driven, low-margin strategy, and Walmart's large-scale, low-cost operations. The conversation also touches on the financials, growth prospects, and potential risks associated with each company, providing a comprehensive guide for beginner investors. 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 01:46 Amazon: The Retail Giant 02:30 Amazon's Business Segments and Growth 05:36 Amazon Prime and AWS 09:12 Costco: The Warehouse Club Model 11:49 Costco's Business Strategy and Growth 21:29 Walmart: The Retail Leader 24:16 Walmart's Growth Strategy 25:40 Amazon vs. Walmart: The Grocery Battle 27:36 Costco's Competitive Edge 29:24 Investment Prospects: Walmart, Costco, and Amazon 37:06 Amazon's Innovation and Risks 39:33 Walmart and Costco: Growth Challenges 46:04 Final Thoughts and Future Predictions Timestamps are generated by artificial intelligence, and are not 100% accurate depending on the platform used for listening. Today’s show is sponsored by: Go to SHOPIFY.COM/beginners to start selling with Shopify today. Go to shipsticks.com and use the code INVESTING for 20% off. Go to get.stash.com/INVESTING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/INVESTING and get on your way to being your best self. Use code [INVESTINGPOD] at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/investingpod What do Dave and Andrew recommend? Andrew works really hard to find the best insights he can every single month at Value Spotlight. To see a sample of his previous work, go to stockwriteup.com. Have questions? Send them to [email protected] SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.3	Love this podcast because it crushes your dreams and getting rich quick.
1:05.9	They actually got me into reading stats for anything. You're tuned in to the investing for beginners podcast led by
1:12.9	Andrew savor and Dave Ahern step-by-step premium investing guidance for beginners your path to
1:20.4	financial freedom starts now starts now all right folks welcome All right, folks.
1:31.0	Welcome to Investing for Beginners podcast.
1:33.9	Today, Brett and I are going to discuss Amazon, Costco, and Walmart.
1:39.2	We're going to talk a little bit about how they compare, how they compete, and maybe what to look for in each company if you're
1:46.4	interested in potentially investing in them. If you were not here last week, Brett joined us.
1:51.6	He is from Chichat Stocks, and he's one of the co-hosts there with his buddy Ryan.
1:57.5	And Brett will be joining us regularly on two shows a month and I'm super excited to have
2:02.5	him here. And if you do not already subscribe to a show, please go do so immediately following
2:07.9	listening to this or you can do it while you're listening as well. That's cool too.
2:12.5	So with that, Brett, welcome to the show again. And let's talk about the big box retailers a little bit.
2:19.5	Yeah, thank you for the kind words. Glad to be back and excited to talk about these ones.
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