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The FMCG Marketing Daily — May 03, 2026 Your 8-minute briefing on the platforms, players, and profits driving fast-moving consumer goods. Hosted by Marco and Klara. Today's fun fact: Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chicken loses the company roughly $40 million annually, but they refuse to raise the price because it drives foot traffic so effectively that members who come in just for chicken spend an average of $114 per trip. The chickens are actually loss leaders strategically placed at the back of the warehouse, forcing shoppers to walk past thousands of higher-margin items.