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    Costco Wholesale Corporation: Mission‚ Business Model‚ and Strategy Costco’s Business Model Costco’s Business model is to generate high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover by offering members low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories (Thompson‚ 2007). Costco has to generate high sales volumes because their profit margin is so low. Their sales margin is around 2%‚ which means they are not creating

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    Competitive Analysis SWOT analysis of Costco Wholesale Co. Costco Wholesale Corporation is the world’s largest membership warehouse club chain based on sales volume. Sales for the fiscal year ending September 30‚ 2008 were almost $71 billion (www.online.wsj.com). Costco was founded in Kirkland‚ Washington by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. Costco opened its first warehouse in Seattle‚ Washington‚ on September 15‚ 1983. Costco is headquartered in Issaquah‚ Washington (www.hoovers.com)

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    Synopsys This case is based on how Costco Wholesales Corporation has become more efficient over time and how the company has accelarated its growth. In order to effectively address the company’s financial status‚ following things are needed to be taken under consideration How had the company been affected by growth? Had its operational efficiency changed? How had it financed the growth and how had its capital structure evolved? The whole case provides insight about the company and ratio from

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    central location (Tayan‚ 2003). With the introduction of 20th century operational management strategies such as Just in Time (JIT) and Lean Manufacturing‚ companies had to alter its operational efficiency and the way it conducted its business in order to grow and stay competitive. Costco Wholesale Corporation entered the wholesale club industry in the early 1980s (Tayan‚ 2003). The idea behind a wholesale club was to maximize profits by minimizing operational costs and maximizing inventory turnover

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    Costco Wholesale in 2012: Mission‚ Business Model‚ and Strategy By: Courtney Cloud‚ Quinnton Anderson‚ and Ardis Christopher Purpose of this case • To analyze Costco’s business structure and what has made it successful in the industry. Costco Background • The first Costco started in 1983 in Seattle. • Costco was the first low-cost membership chain‚ based off of Price Club. • Jim Sinegal became the co-founder and CEO after being manager under Sol Price at Price Club. • Once Sam’s Club and BJ’s

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    Performance Analysis of Costco Wholesale Corporation xxxx Strayer University FIN 534: Financial Management Professor: xxxx June 11‚ 2012 Costco Wholesale Corporation Higher interest rates‚ levels of unemployment‚ consumer debt levels‚ and unsettled financial markets are general economic factors that can adversely affect the company’s financial performance. These key elements play an important role in how a company chooses to move forward operationally and financially. Therefore

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    Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest wholesale club operator in the United States. Costco stores offer discount prices on an average of about 4‚000 products‚ ranging from alcoholic beverages and appliances to fresh food‚ pharmaceuticals‚ and tires‚ making it fall into other type of industry; Warehouse Clubs & Superstores. To shop at Costco‚ customers must be members -- a policy the company believes reinforces customer loyalty and provides a steady source of fixed revenue (Hoover’s

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    Background: Costco Wholesale Corporation was created in 1983 when its first store opened in Seattle. Costco runs on a membership warehouse concept‚ which was first created by Price Club in 1976. Now‚ though Costco has only subsidiaries in eight countries‚ but Costco is the ninth largest retailers around the world‚ and is one of the most successful discount warehouse firms in North America. In 2008‚ Costco open the store in Australia. Through the leadership of Jim Sinegal‚ Costco has been able to

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    Table of Contents Abstract 1 Executive Summary 2 Mission and Values 4 Strategic Path Forward 5 Goal 1 Strategies 6 Goal 2 Strategies 6 Lead Measurement 7 Moving Forward 7 Warehouse Stores and Supercenters Industry Analysis 8 Warehouse Stores an Supercenters Industry Performance 9 Products and Markets 10 Competition 11 Key Success Factors 12 Shopping Experience 14 Online Retail 15 Conclusion 15 Financial Analysis 16 Income Statement 16 Balance Sheet and Stockholder Equity 16 Statement of Cash

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    COMPANY PROFILE Costco Wholesale Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 7EE0FB19-6C6E-4865-AFD1-D601275DC508 PUBLICATION DATE: 30 Aug 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Costco Wholesale Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts.................................................

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