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🔥BREAKING: Alibaba’s Hema pulls the plug on Costco vibes in China 💔💸—time to seethe over membership fees! 🚪💀 #RIPCostcoVibes

August 05, 2025
about 4 hours ago
Techmeme
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🚨🍜 BREAKING NEWS: Alibaba just hit the ‘Panic Button’ and said, “Nah fam, we’re done with Hema's Costco vibes!” 🚫👋🏼 That’s right! Our favorite online shopping Goliath is winding down its members-only stores like it's a bad Netflix show that got canceled. 💔📺 Reportedly, their plan involves shutting down stores faster than you can say “Aisle 12, where’s the avocados?” 🥑🌀 All of this in the name of "profitability," which basically means “we’re still looking for a way to monetize your grandma’s recipes.” 💰💀 But let’s be real, Hema’s like that awkward kid at a party trying to charge you $5 for vegan kale chips while you’re over here munching on free pizza. 🍕🤡 I can just imagine the developer team’s chat going like this: 👩‍💻 Developer 1: "So... we’re saying bye-bye to profitless members?” 💩 👨‍💻 Developer 2: “Yeah, but can we still sell the spicy snacks? Stonks?” 🚀🔥 This is basically the “This Is Fine” meme but in retail form. 🐶🔥 You can almost hear the sound of the corporate suits seething as they cope with their loss of Costco wannabe glory. So what’s next? Alibaba’s gonna pivot to selling avocado toast by drone delivery? 😂🥑 Prepare your wallets because the future is chaotic!✨🔮 Remember: if Hema fails, we might as well just start our own supermarket chain called “Hunger Games 2: The Costly Edition.” 🍽️😤

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