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    Case Analysis 1 Costco Wholesale Corporation: MissionBusiness Model‚ and Strategy Renee Francia Strategic Human Resources BME 0939883 May 2013 Term Company Background Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) is a retail membership warehouse chain which was founded by Jim Sinegal and Jeff Brotman in 1983. Headquartered out of Issaquah‚ Washington‚ Costco has grown in to one of the largest wholesale giants in the industry. The company’s business model was to generate high

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    CASE STUDY Costco Wholesale Corp.: MissionBusiness Model‚ and Strategy In 2008‚ Costco’s sales totaled almost $71 billion at 544 warehouses in 40 states‚ Puerto Rico‚ Canada‚ the United Kingdom‚ Taiwan‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ and Mexico. More than 50 of Costco’s warehouses generated sales exceeding $200 million annually and 2 stores had sales exceeding $300 million. Sales per store averaged $130 million annually‚ about 75 percent more than the $75 million per store average at Sam’s Club‚ Costco’s

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    Costco Wholesale Corporation: MissionBusiness 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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    Costco: Marketing Audit I. Company Description In September of 1983‚ Costco Wholesale Corporation began operations in Seattle‚ Washington. The company was founded by James Sinegal‚ current President and CEO of Costco‚ and Jeffrey Brotman‚ Chairman of the Board of Directors. In October of 1993 Costco merged with a Delaware company called The Price Company to form Price/Costco‚ Inc. The Price Company was the first to establish the concept of a membership warehouse. In 1999‚ the company changed its

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    Costco Wholesale in 2008: Mission BusinessModel‚ and Strategy  Question 1: What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s business model appealing? Why or why not? The official Costcomission statement is “To continually provide our member with quality goods and service at the lowest possible prices”. This statement shows us what drives Costco and their long-term goal is. They want to sell high quality goods and services to their customers‚ along with the lowest price of the market.

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    Costco Wholesale Corp.: MissionBusiness Model‚ and Strategy What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s business model appealing? Why or why not? Costco’s business model is focused on producing high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover by offering members low prices on a limited selection of national name brands and select private-label products in a wide range variety. Costco is focused in low-cost strategy is concentrated on a narrow buy segment and out competing rivals by having

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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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    EXTERNAL ANALYSIS FOR COSTCO WHOLESALE   CORPORATION                            Introduction  Costco  or Costco Wholesale Corporation (CWC) is an Fortune company based in America. It  operates  various  membership   warehouses  in  the  country  with  an  aim  to  offer  low  prices  on  the  selective  and  speciality  brands  in  the  wide  range  of  products.  It  is  one  of  the   largest  of  its kind.  Stores  Org  in  2010  ranked  it  among  the  top  three  largest  retailers  in  the 

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    Costco Wholesale Corp.: MissionBusiness Model‚ and Strategy 1. What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s business model appealing? Costco’s business model depends on high sales volume along with quick inventory turnover‚ which is made possible by low prices and limited product selection. This business model is appealing for them and has many benefits. Firstly‚ by setting up the business approach to rapidly turning over inventory‚ the company is often able to sell their products

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    2. What are the chief elements of Costco’s strategy? Chief elements of Costco’s strategy were low prices‚ limited selection‚ and a treasure-hunt shopping environment. The ultra-low pricing strategy includes a mark-up capped at 14% and Kirkland‚ a Costco brand designed to be of equal or better quality than national brands. Product Selection is limited to 4‚000 items within a wide variety of categories. Costco does however include ancillary businesses to increase member alternatives. The loss of

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