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Costco
Head office: USA
Costco Wholesale is the largest wholesale club operator in the US (ahead of Wal-Mart's SAM'S CLUB). Costo was founded in 1983 in Seattle and today the company operates nearly 490 membership warehouse stores serving more than 47 million cardholders in 37 US states and Puerto Rico, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK, primarily under the Costco Wholesale name.
Stores offer discount prices on, on average, 4,000 products (many in bulk packaging), ranging from alcoholic beverages and appliances to fresh food, pharmaceuticals, and tires. Certain club memberships also offer products and services such as car and home insurance, mortgage and real estate services, and travel packages.
The company employs some 130,000 people. Its total earnings in 2006 amounted US $ 60 (EUR 460) billion.
Website: www.costco.com
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