Costco is a $$big box$$ retail giant in the US market and has expandedinto international sales. Costco has a very progressive HR philosophybuilt on the concept that when workers feel valued they perform betterand that performance translates to company profits. I have providedsome sources that detail the Costco approach.In the current economic climate, retail sales is a very competitivesector. Costco faces competition from Walmart, Amazon, and literallyhundreds of other companies. Despite this intense competition, Costcois growing and profitable.

Essential Issue and AssignmentWhat I want you to explore in this case is whether Costco$$s HR policiescan provide it with $$a sustainable competitive advantage$..$I want you to conduct an analysis of Costco$$s competitive situation andthen based on Costco$$s HR policies to reach a conclusion on whetherthose HR policies can provide a $$sustainable competitive advantage$$ forthe company in the future.

FormatAlthough this is a case study, it does not fit well into our traditional casestudy format. You may write your analysis as a research paper $(4-6$pages$)$ using APA style. I expect a minimum of $4$ sources, other thanthose provided, with complete intext citation and a full reference page.I also expect a clear conclusion about sustainable advantage and ajustification for your conclusion. Above all, I want the analysis focusedon HR policies and whether they can continue to provide Costco withbusiness success.Feel free to make recommendations for changes to Costco$$s HR policiesthat you believe would contribute to future success.