“It’s been a big learning experience” – Brand Ambassador Carol Hough on the return to product demos
“It’s been a big learning experience, but that’s what life’s all about”. So says Carol Hough, who joined WDS as…
60 days of demos – Coming back from COVID
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“Members love the demos” – an interview with WDS brand ambassador, Lesley Smith
From our recent blog posts, we’ve hopefully made it clear that we’re incredibly happy that we’re back up and running…
A successful first foray into product demos for Hotel Chocolat
It’s an interesting time for food and drink brands looking to make their first foray into the world of Costco…
Planning Costco’s 2020 festive demos
Every year, without fail, we see incredible results from product demos at Christmas time. It’s a time of year when…
Returning to Costco demos: Our Watford trial
For Costco members and vendors alike, product demos are a huge part of the shopping experience. And they’ve certainly been…
Safe sampling in the Nordics: How we’re bringing demos back in Costco, Reykjavik
In the UK, live product demonstrations and food sampling have been on hold since lockdown began at the end of…
Meeting WDS’ unique training needs
Established in 1993, Warehouse Demo Services (WDS) provides every single one of Costco’s UK and Iceland product demonstrations and sampling…
Back to business – Food businesses after lockdown
March 2020 will forever be known as the month when everything changed. Coronavirus had revealed itself as a devastating foe…
Why food handlers need Food Safety Level 2 right now
The world we are all slowly returning to is not the same as the one we left. Since March, the…
Fizz Training Academy – Online training vs classroom training
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online training was increasingly in popularity with 77% of US companies using online training programmes…
How have Costco vendors navigated lockdown?
With COVID-19 lockdown in place since the end of March, Costco vendors have not only been unable to run their…