Over 50 years, Meriton Group has grown to become Australiaâs largest and most successful residential developer, having built, sold and leased over 60,000 residential and serviced apartments across Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.ver 50 years, Meriton Group has grown to become Australiaâs largest and most successful residential developer, having built, sold and leased over 60,000 residential and serviced apartments across Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
3 Reasons Costco Has Membership Fees. Numerous critics say prices at Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST), the members-only, big box discount retailer, aren't competitive. Its membership fees â $55 per year for a basic card or $110 per year for a 2% cash back card â are also too high, they say. But Costco uses a subscription model of business for three reasons.
Spending $55 a year to join Costco (NASDAQ:COST) already represents a bit of a risk since it's easy to make shopping mistakes that make the warehouse club's excellent prices less of an overall value. Taking the next step and spending $110, a full extra $55, on an Executive Membership seems like an added risk, but it may actually be a safer choice.