Fedco predated the giant chains Walmart, Target, Kmart, Ames, and fellow membership chains Costco and Sam's Club, but remained a regional chain and eventually was unable to compete with the national chains.
fˈɛdkoʊ pɹɪdˈeɪɾᵻd ðə dʒˈaɪənt tʃˈeɪnz wˈɔlmɑːɹt, tˈɑːɹɡɪt, kˈeɪmˈɑːɹt, ˈeɪmz, ænd fˈɛloʊ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp tʃˈeɪnz kˈɔstkoʊ ænd sˈæmz klˈʌb, bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ ɹˈiːdʒənəl tʃˈeɪn ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə kəmpˈiːt wɪððə nˈæʃənəl tʃˈeɪnz.