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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | September 15, 1983 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (as Costco)
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Headquarters | , US |
Number of locations | 890 (2024) |
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Brands | Kirkland Signature |
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Website | costco.com |
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Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores.[4] As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world[5] and is the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken, and wine as of 2016[update].[6] Costco is ranked #11 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.[7] Costco uses a club warehouse wholesale retailer channel of distribution while also selling their private label brand directly to consumers.[8]
Costco's worldwide headquarters are in Issaquah, Washington, an eastern suburb of Seattle, although its Kirkland Signature house label bears the name of its former location in Kirkland. The company opened its first warehouse (the chain's term for its retail outlets) in Seattle in 1983.[9][10] Through mergers, however, Costco's corporate history dates back to 1976, when its former competitor Price Club was founded in San Diego, California.[11][12][13] As of August 2024[update], Costco operates 890 warehouses worldwide: 614 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 108 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 35 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 19 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, 7 in China, 4 in Spain, 2 in France, 1 in Iceland, 1 in New Zealand, and 1 in Sweden.[3]
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