Costco Wholesale Corp

Company Profile

• Business description

  Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco’s frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates over 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.

• Contact

  999 Lake Drive
  IssaquahWA98027
  USA

  T: +1 425 313-8100

  E: [email protected]

  https://www.costco.com

• Sector

  Consumer Defensive

  Stock type

  Defensive

• Industry

  Discount Stores

  Fiscal Year End

  31 August 2025

  Employees

  333,000