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Costco Wholesale Corporation Sales Preparation

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 more than 600 membership warehouse stores serving some 67 million cardholders in 40 US states and Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, 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.

Top Industries for Costco Wholesale Corporation

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Warehouse Clubs & Superstores
Mortgage Banking
Insurance
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Financials  
Company Name PUBLIC - (TICKER: COST)
HEADQUARTERS
Market Value 42243.62
as of 2012-12-28
Fiscal Year-End Aug
2012 Sales (mil) 99137.0
2012 Employees 174000
Employee Growth Percent 6.1%
Assets (mil) 27140.0
Net Income Growth Percent 16.89%
Sales Growth Percent 11.5%