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Costco Wholesale Corporation Company Profile
Wal-Mart isn't the biggest in "every" business. Costco Wholesale is the largest wholesale club operator in the US (ahead of Wal-Mart's SAM'S CLUB). The company operates about 530 membership warehouse stores serving more than 50 million cardholders in 40 US states and Puerto Rico, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK, primarily under the Costco Wholesale name. Stores offer discount prices on an average of about 4,000 products (many in bulk packaging), ranging from alcoholic beverages and appliances to fresh food, pharmaceuticals, and tires. Certain club memberships also offer products and services such as car and home insurance, mortgage and real estate services, and travel packages.
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Contact Information
Address: 999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone:425-313-8100
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Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:August
Revenue (2007):64400.20 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):7.10%
Employees (2007):127,000
Employee Growth (1 yr):0.00%
Key People
Chairman: Jeffrey H. (Jeff) Brotman
President, CEO, and Director: James D. (Jim) Sinegal
SEVP, COO, Global Operations, Distribution and Construction,: Richard D. DiCerchio
Industry Information
Sector: Services
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Top Competitors
The Kroger Co. (kr)
SAM'S CLUB
Target Corporation (tgt)
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