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Costco Wholesale

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costco.com
Retail77,600+ employeesFounded 1983🇺🇸 United States

Costco Wholesale is a multibillion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in 14 countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and rapid international expansion, we continue to provide an atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. If you are an ambitious, energetic person who enjoys a fast-paced team environment filled with challenges and opportunities, you've come to the right place. Our successful employees are service-oriented with integrity and commitment toward a common goal of excellence. Costco offers great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Costco Follow us on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/Costco

Founded
1983
Employees
77,600+
Industry
Retail
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: COST
Headquarters
🇺🇸Seattle, WA (+1)
Specialties
WholesaleRetailConsumer Goods
13 / 14
Active markets
Canada · Mexico · China
4
New markets
Netherlands · Philippines +2
Medium
Confidence
mostly early signals
-13%
Momentum
vs prior period
60 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages1Exploring2Investing11Landing
28 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
CanadaMexicoChina
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+11more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

New Marketing & PR activity — 1 fresh signal just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
12Ended
Exec move
Marketing & PR
1New
News / PR
Product & Tech
4
Product launch
+2more categoriesLocked
3 of 5 shown

Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇨🇦Canada1st market entered · 2018Advancing
Landing
17 signalsLanding stage
2
🇲🇽Mexico2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
9 signalsLanding stage
3
🇨🇳China3rd market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
9 signalsLanding stage
+11more marketsLocked
3 of 14 shown
Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence51%Medium
Tracking since2018first signal

Recent signals

Office lease🇨🇳 Chinalast wk.

Costco Beijing Company Deregistered

Office lease🇩🇪 Germanylast wk.

K-Ice Cream Exports Hit Record High

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Costco Wholesale

Quick answers about Costco Wholesale's business, markets, and growth signals.

Costco Wholesale is a multibillion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in 14 countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and rapid international expansion, we continue to provide an atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. If you are an ambitious, energetic person who enjoys a fast-paced team environment filled with challenges and opportunities, you've come to the right place. Our successful employees are service-oriented with integrity and commitment toward a common goal of excellence. Costco offers great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Costco Follow us on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/Costco

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