Costco Wholesale Corporation 999 Lake Drive Issaquah,
WA 98027 United States - Map Phone: 425-313-8100 Fax: 425-313-8103 Website: http://www.costco.com
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 companys product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, cameras, garden and patio, sporting goods, toys, seasonal items, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, house wares, media, home furnishings, and small appliances; meat, bakery, deli, and produce; and gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid, and travel. It also provides business and gold star (individual) membership services. As of August 28, 2011, the company operated 592 warehouses, including 429 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 82 in Canada, 32 in Mexico, 22 in the United Kingdom, 9 in Japan, 8 in Taiwan, 7 in Korea, and 3 in Australia. It also involves in electronic commerce businesses through its Websites, costco.com in the United States and costco.ca in Canada. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington. Key Statistics
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| Costco Wholesale Corporation’s Governance Risk Indicator (GRI®) as of May 1, 2012 is: Audit (Low Concern), Board (Medium Concern), Compensation (Low Concern), Shareholder Rights (Medium Concern). | | Brought to you by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) |
| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Jeffrey H. Brotman ,
70 Co-Founder and Chairman | 631.00K | 5.84M | Mr. W. Craig Jelinek ,
60 Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Director | 839.00K | 3.12M | Mr. James D. Sinegal ,
76 Co-Founder, Advisor and Director | 629.00K | 12.53M | Mr. Richard A. Galanti ,
56 Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP and Director | 827.00K | 2.54M | Mr. Joseph P. Portera ,
60 Chief Operating Officer of Eastern & Canadian Divisions, Chief Diversity Officer and Exec. VP | 769.00K | 0.00 |
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| | Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2011 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. | | Currency in USD. |
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