Special events · Roadshows · Demos
Costco Special Events
Staffing.
EXECUTIONAL is an independent UK Costco special events staffing agency supplying samplers, demonstrators and brand ambassadors to suppliers and their agencies for roadshows in Costco warehouses across the UK, since 2007.
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Types of Costco roadshow staff we supply
Six roles for a Costco roadshow.
A Costco special event is a supplier's staffed space in a Costco warehouse, running longer than a demo, with room for demonstrations, the brand story and selling on the spot.
Most special events combine two or three of these. Tell us what the space has to achieve (trial, demonstrations or units sold) and we'll suggest the mix, with extra cover on Saturdays and Sundays when most members shop.
Tasting and sampling staff
Members try the product at the space, and staff hand them a pack while the taste is still fresh, which is how food, drink and confectionery sell at a special event. Part of our wider product sampling service.
Product demonstrators
For cookware, appliances, garden kit, mattresses and anything else members want to see working before they lift a box onto the trolley. More on our product demonstration staff.
Aisle brand ambassadors
Brand ambassadors work the main walkways to start conversations and bring members to the space. They keep it busy through quieter weekday hours as well as the weekend rush. See our brand ambassadors.
Display and stock keepers
Staff keep the display full, tidy and correctly signed from opening to close, so the last day of the event looks like the first and nothing runs out at the peak hour.
Costume characters
A character for toy, children's food and seasonal launches, giving families a reason to stop, always with a chaperone alongside. See costume characters.
Multi-warehouse leads
For Costco roadshow staff across a run of warehouses, one lead keeps every site on the same brief, opening times and offer while several sites trade at once.
How we brief your Costco team on the offer
Briefed, checked and on the floor.
Right to work and ID checked on every team member. Employer's and Public Liability cover on every booking. Food hygiene certificates, alcohol licensing and DBS checks on request.
Each person learns the product, the event-only offer, the pack sizes on sale and the one line that gets a member to stop, plus the warehouse's own rules for the space.
Every team member is paid through our PAYE, with National Insurance and HR in-house and every warehouse on the run on one itemised quote.
Geo-tagged check-ins at each warehouse and a 24/7 support line answered day and night. We plan breaks so the space is never left unstaffed at the peak times.
How our teams engage Costco members on the floor
Your slot, our team on the floor.
A special event gives a supplier its own space in the warehouse for several days, often with an event-only offer, and the buyer judges the line on what it sells while it's there. Members are in a buying mood but push big trolleys past quickly, so the team has to stop them, let them try it and put a pack in the trolley in one short exchange.
Your buyer agrees the dates, the space and the display; you bring the stock and the kit. We bring the team: chosen for your product, briefed on your offer and managed by our team across every warehouse. EXECUTIONAL is an independent staffing company booked by suppliers and agencies; we're not part of Costco.
We supply Costco roadshow staff nationwide across the UK
One warehouse or a national run.
Teams come from the staffing hub nearest each warehouse, across 40 hubs in the UK. Running your event somewhere not listed here? Tell us in your quote request.
Our Costco event compliance checks and cover
Insured and ready.
Our recent Costco sampling work and clients
Warehouse and in-store sampling we've staffed.
Kin Vodka and Mr Filbert's tastings inside UK Costco warehouses, alongside in-store sampling and demonstration work for other brands. See all recent work →
Why clients keep booking us
Suppliers who book the next event.
How to book your Costco special event team
From your warehouse list to a staffed space.
Each warehouse, its event days and trading hours, the headcount you want on the floor and the offer you're running.
Warehouse by warehouse and shift by shift, with no hidden fees.
People chosen on selling experience and distance from each warehouse, the same faces across neighbouring sites where that suits the run, and an account manager once you approve.
A bespoke brief for the campaign, optional product training online or in person, check-ins at every warehouse and a 24/7 support line answered day and night.
Get a Costco roadshow quote from us
Get a quote for Costco event staff.
Request a quote
Request your warehouse quote.
Share what you know. We'll recommend the team and prepare an itemised quote.
Costco special event questions, answered by us
Special events, warehouses and teams: your questions.
Are you part of Costco?
No. EXECUTIONAL is an independent UK staffing company. Suppliers and their agencies book us to staff the space Costco has agreed with them; the event, the space and the display approval are arranged between the supplier and its Costco buyer.
Can suppliers use agency staff at a Costco special event?
Yes. Suppliers can staff a special event with their own people or with an agency team, and your buyer will confirm any requirements for the warehouses on your run.
What is a Costco special event?
A Costco special event is a supplier's own staffed space in a warehouse, running longer than a demo and often with an event-only price, so there's room for live demonstrations, the full brand story and selling on the spot. A demo tends to support a line already on the shelf for a day or two, from a tasting table near the product.
Can you staff alcohol tastings in a warehouse?
Yes, where the warehouse allows it. Challenge 25 and alcohol licensing are available on request, staff ask for ID from anyone who looks under 25 before pouring, and the age and allergen signage comes with your display.
How many people does each warehouse need?
That depends on the space, the trading hours and the product: a demonstration takes more time per member than a tasting. Give us the headcount for each warehouse, or ask us to suggest one, and the quote shows exactly that. Many suppliers add cover for Saturday and Sunday.
Can the same team cover every warehouse on the run?
Yes, if you'd like the same faces throughout. Mention it with the brief and the quote will cover the team moving between warehouses, with one briefing for the whole run. Otherwise we staff each warehouse from the nearest of our 40 staffing hubs. We operate nationwide, across the UK, from 40 staffing hubs.
Do you supply the display or the stock?
No. Stock, display, signage and equipment come from you or your production partner, and the display design is approved through your buyer. We supply and manage the people who run the space.
Can you staff Costco events all year?
Yes. Christmas gifting, new year health ranges, Easter, summer barbecue, back to school and Halloween each bring their own events, and quieter months are covered as readily. Booking early gives the widest choice of people; late requests can often still be staffed.