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5 Front End
By Steve Pappas and Tim Talevich
7 Member Comments
Letters from our readers
10 News & Views
Business news + Food for thought
13 Tech Connection
All about headphones
By Andy Penfold
14 Informed Debate
Should pet insurance be mandatory?
51 Book previews
63 Business Connection
Every business has a unique story.
INSIDE COSTCO
52 Archiving memories
Preserve family photographs, ;lms and
mementos for posterity.
By Tim Talevich
55 Awarding experience
A Costco warehouse manager receives
an industry award for his leadership.
56 What’s New
New products featured at Costco
59 Special Events
Special, exciting products offered
for a short time.
Plus: Focus on Kirkland Signature™
Almond Butter
61 Costco Services
Sage accounting services
CONTENTS
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017
Volume 21 Number 1
IN THIS ISSUE
16 Free advice, anyone?
Six successful entrepreneurs share
free advice they have come to cherish.
By Rachel Halliwell
19 Newfangled ;nancing
A new breed of technology-driven
;nancial institutions challenges
traditional banks. Find out why
you should care.
By Andrew Don
49 You’ve heard of Divergent, right?
Veronica Roth (author of the Divergent
trilogy) talks about her new book,
Carve the Mark.
By J. Rentilly
FOR YOUR TABLE
36 Fruit of their labours
Costco supplier Nature’s Heart
brings a new super fruit to the UK:
goldenberries.
By Alison Thompson
40 Desserts without decadence
Who knew raw ingredients could make
for delicious guilt-free desserts?
By Chana Billet
SPECIAL SECTION
For your health
COVER STORY 22
Cracks in the
glass ceiling
Sue Whalley, Royal Mail’s first COO, has famously
championed women and minorities in the workplace.
In this issue, she shares her thoughts on what holds
women back in the workplace, balancing work and
family life, and more.
BY HANA MEDINA
45 From Chicago, with love
Chicago craft beer Goose Island
is heavily in;uenced by classic
British styles.
By Salley Shannon
46 Smooth moves
Juices and smoothies add variety
and ;avour to a healthy diet.
By Fiona Sims
26 Buying Smart: sporting goods
By Rachel Sta;er
29 Small steps to success
By Gordon Craigie
31 No pain, no gain, and other myths
By Salley Shannon
32 Buyers’ picks
Great value from Costco buyers
33 Stress is bad, right?
By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura
35 Pros talk protein
By Rachel Sta;er
Craft beers
45
There are many paths to better health
and fitness, depending on your goals
and your starting point. In this special
section we examine several ways to
reach those goals.
