Costco Wholesale Corp.
Data: North America
- Location: Issaquah, Wash.
- Top Executive: Jim Sinegal, president and CEO
- Corporate Stores: 527
- Sales in $ Billions: 71.4
- Date FY Ended: 8/30/09
- Website: www.costco.com
Footnotes
Revenues at Costco include sales of $69.9 billion and
membership fees of $1.5 billion. Groceries, encompassing food, sundries and
fresh products, plus pharmacy and gasoline, account for 63% of the sales total,
or approximately $45 billion. Of the company’s total sales, 79% come from 407
warehouses in the
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