Signature
COVER STORY
stories
53 Arts & Entertainment
Buyers’ book and DVD picks
60 For Your Health
Carbon-monoxide protection
67 Costco Travel
Amazing Alaska
78 Member Connection
Members, members
everywhere
Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand has been
crafted with the utmost care, continuing
to evolve while maintaining a consistent
connection with high quality and value.
INSIDE COSTCO
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SPECIAL COVERAGE:
Private label
goes public
71 Costco services: Elavon
Credit-card-processing
services really do differ.
IRIDIO PHOTOGRAPH Y
Costco and Elavon make
the choice easy.
BY TIM TALEVICH
24 The public loves private The private label industry has
come a long way since the
days of “generics.”
BY KATHIE CANNING
36 Creative cooking, the Kirkland Signature way
Some delicious menu
suggestions using Kirkland
Signature™ items.
40 Buying Smart: Holiday meats
Turkeys and hams and
roasts—oh my! Plus, don’t
forget the USDA Choice
beef tenderloin.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
NW, LA, BA, SD, NE
COVER PHOTO: IRIDIO PHOTOGRAPHY
MEMBER SERVICE: 1-800-774-2678
19 Mom-and-pop shop These timeless tips can
keep your business
moving forward.
BY ROBERT SPECTOR
49 To the moon, Aldrin! Buzz Aldrin’s new book
chronicles the challenges
of his life after standing
on the moon.
BY IVOR DAVIS
51 Book Pick: The Heretic’s Daughter
A young girl chronicles the
Salem witch hunt that put her
mother and family on trial.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
57 Holiday health Avoid the accrual of belly
fat from holiday feasting.
BY JORGE CRUISE
75 Costco services:
Event tickets
Free yourself of fees with
many events offered through
the Event Tickets program on
Costco.com.
BY TIM TALEVICH
ALSO
72 What’s New
76 Special Events
77 Costco Services
Update
Avoiding
belly fat
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