Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)

999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, WA 98027 (Map)
Phone: 425-313-8100
http://www.costco.com

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Overview

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 590 membership warehouse stores serving some 64 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.

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Key financials for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)

Company Type Public (NASDAQ: COST)
Fiscal Year-End August
2011 Sales (mil.) £54,380.4
1-Year Sales Growth 14.1%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £894.2
1-Year Net Income Growth 12.2%
2011 Employees 164,000
1-Year Employee Growth 11.6%
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Key people and executives for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)

Chairman Jeffrey H. (Jeff) Brotman
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President, CEO, COO, and Director W. Craig Jelinek
EVP, CFO, and Director Richard A. Galanti
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