Costco Wholesale - Company Overview

Company Description

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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...

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Headquarters:

999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, WA 98027
United States (Map)

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Key Costco Wholesale Financials

Company Type	Public - NASDAQ (GS): COST Main Headquarters
Fiscal Year-End	August
2007 Sales (mil.)	$64,400.2
2006 Employees	127,000

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Rankings

#29 in FORTUNE 500
S&P 500
#374 in FT Global 500

Competition

Competitive Landscape for Warehouse Clubs and Superstores

Demographics and small business growth drive demand, and spending in warehouse clubs generally resists economic cycles. The profitability of individual companies depends on high volume sales,...

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Costco Wholesale Executives sponsored by genius.com

Title	Name & Bio	Contact
Chairman	Jeffrey H. (Jeff) Brotman	Network \| E-mail
President, CEO, and Director	James D. (Jim) Sinegal	Network \| E-mail
SEVP, COO, Global Operations, Distribution and Construction, and Director	Richard D. DiCerchio	Network \| E-mail

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