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    Introduction Costco is the fifth largest general retailer in the United States. Currently‚ it operated 608 warehouses‚ of which 439 are in the United States and the rest are in Puerto Rico‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ UK‚ Japan‚ Taiwan‚ Korea and Australia. They also have an online business as well as‚ Costco Travel to complement their warehouse operations. Costco actually focuses on selling their products to customers as a lower They gain an estimate of over $70 billion USD (2008) are generated through

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    Warehouse Clubs: Costco Wholesale vs. Sam’s Club vs. BJ’s Wholesale Provide an overview of the company and/or industry and add any pertinent information relevant to the case (5 points) The overall competitive forces working on the Warehouse Club industry are fairly average. The highest pressure in the industry comes from industry rivalry and the availability of substitutes. Buyer bargaining power‚ supplier bargaining power‚ and threat of entry are relatively weak. Costco controls about

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    business model unlike most other retail shops‚ Costco is an exclusive membership warehouse club that strives to offer members the best prices and a variety of superior quality products. The first Costco warehouse was opened in 1983 in Seattle and has rapidly expanded worldwide over the span of two decades‚ with hundreds of outlets internationally in Mexico‚ Canda‚ Asia‚ Australia and the United Kingdom (Costco Wholesale 2014). The average Costco customer is found to be a college graduate earning

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    Costco Wholesale Corporation Costco is open to the public and also features privately owned brands like Kirkland signature. Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club and is the second largest retailer in the United States‚ the seventh largest retailer in the world and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. Costco employs 126‚929 full and part-time workers in the United States‚ and 185‚207 full and part-time employees worldwide. Costco offers lower

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    Costco Wholesale: Growing Leaders From Within COSTCO‚ a 500-warehouse membership retail chain‚ faced a major challenge. The strategic plan called for opening 35-40 new warehouses per year over a 5-year period. To meet this plan they needed 5‚000 additional leaders and they needed to grow them quickly from within. They knew from experience that hiring outsiders did not work and took too long (13 years on average) to develop a Warehouse Manager. Since their existing approach and leadership

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    1.What is the company name and contact information: physical and/or mailing address(es)‚ web site address‚ phone number(s). Costco Wholesale Corp 999 Lake Dr. Issaquah‚ Washington 98027 United States www.costco.com 1-425-3138100 2.In what type of business is this company involved? Costco is a members-only warehouse club retailer that provides low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products. 3.Identify one of the company’s industry NAICS codes

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    Name Professor Corse Date Retailer: Costco Introduction Costco Wholesale Corporation began operations in Seattle‚ Washington in September of 1983. The firm operates an international chain of membership warehouse that carry quality‚ brand name merchandise at considerably lower prices compared to conventional wholesale or retail stores (Costco Wholesale 2013). James Sinegal‚ current CEO and President of the firm‚ and Jeffrey Brotman‚ Chairman of the Board of Directors founded the company. The company

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    learned that a strategy is only as good as it appeals to its target market. Costco’s have clearly identified who their customers are and designed its strategy to keep those customers coming back for generations. Jim Sinegal‚ cofounder and CEO of Costco Wholesale‚ while his methods may be unorthodox‚ his business strategy is certainly working. He is not only interested in taking care of his customers but also his employees. With his methods of interacting with his employees‚ he has proven that a

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    1. Key economic and industry variables: Industry analysis (provide data to support): a. Market Size * $125 billion discount warehouse and wholesale club segment of North America consists of: Costco‚ Sam ’s club‚ Bj ’s. * Warehouse Club Sales In North America: Costco 56% ‚ Sam ’s club 36%‚ Bj ’s 8% b. Scope of Rivalry * * supermarkets * department stores * drugstores * office supply stores * consumer electronics

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    Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume‚ headquartered in Issaquah‚ Washington‚ United States‚ with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle. Costco’s Canadian operations are based in Ottawa‚ Ontario. It is the fourth biggest general retailer in the United States‚ after Wal-Mart‚ The Home Depot‚ and Kroger. Type Public (NASDAQ: COST) 
Founded 1983‚ Costco‚ Seattle‚ Washington 
Headquarters Issaquah‚ Washington

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