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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)At 4:00PM ET: 60.57  Up 0.51 (0.85%)  
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Costco Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
United States - Map
Phone: 425-313-8100
Fax: 425-313-8114
Web Site: http://www.costco.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Services
Industry:Discount, Variety Stores
Full Time Employees:79,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses that offer a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities. The company’s product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, furniture, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, housewares, media, home furnishings, cameras, and small appliances; meat, bakery, deli, and produce; and gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid, and travel. It offers Business and Gold Star (individual) memberships. As of October 8, 2009, Costco operated a chain of 560 warehouses comprising 407 in 40 states and Puerto Rico, 77 in Canada, 21 in the United Kingdom, 7 in Korea, 6 in Taiwan, and 9 in Japan, as well as 32 warehouses in Mexico and 1 in Australia. It also offers its products through costco.com in the U.S. and through costco.ca in Canada. The company, formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc., was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Costco Wholesale Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 4.9% of S&P 500 companies and 42.4% of Food & Staples Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Jeffrey H. Brotman , 67
    Co-Founder and Chairman
    $ 430.00K $ 7.24M
    Mr. James D. Sinegal , 73
    Co-Founder, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 430.00K $ 6.73M
    Mr. Richard A. Galanti , 53
    Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP
    $ 612.00K $ 3.14M
    Mr. Richard D. DiCerchio , 66
    Chief Operating Officer of Global Operations, Distribution & Construction, Manufacturing & Ancillary Bus.es, Sr. Exec. VP
    $ 627.00K $ 1.09M
    Mr. W. Craig Jelinek , 57
    Chief Operating Officer of Merchandising and Exec. VP
    $ 617.00K $ 3.01M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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