Costco Wholesale Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 34331, Seattle, WA 98124-1331, United States
(425)313-8100, http://www.costco.com

Primary SIC: Variety Stores, Primary NAICS: All Other General Merchandise Stores
Description: Founded by James D. Sinegal and Sol Price in 1993, Costco Wholesale Corp. incorporated in the state of Washington and went public on the NASDAQ in 1999. Costco is a members-only warehouse club retailer that provides low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products (many in bulk packaging), ranging from candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, cleaning and institutional supplies, major appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, furniture, and automotive supplies, apparel, domestics, jewelry, housewares, media, home furnishings, cameras and small appliances. The company also is ecommerce online merchandise through its website Costco.com. Headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, the company currently operates 545 membership warehouses in some 40 US states and Puerto Rico, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK, under the Costco Wholesale name. Ancillary business includes gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid and travel under the Costco brand name. More

Retail: Membership warehouse chain selling general merchandise.