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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)

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Costco Wholesale Corp.
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone: 425-313-8100
Fax: 425-313-8114
Web Site: http://www.costco.com

DETAILS
Index Membership: S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector: Services
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Employees (last reported count): 70,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses, which 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 nonalcoholic 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, Gold Star (individual), and Executive Memberships. As of September 2, 2007, Costco operated 488 warehouses comprising 379 in the United States and 4 in Puerto Rico; 71 in Canada; 19 in the United Kingdom; 6 in Japan; 5 in Korea; and 4 in Taiwan. The company also offers its products through Web sites costco.com in the U.S. and costco.ca in Canada. Costco was founded in 1976. It was formerly known as Price/Costco, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Companies, Inc. in 1997. Further, the company changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in 1999. Costco is based in Issaquah, Washington.
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    OFFICERS
      Pay Exercised
    Mr. Jeffrey H. Brotman , 66
    Co-Founder and Chairman
    $ 430.00K $ 7.93M
    Mr. James D. Sinegal , 72
    Co-founder, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 430.00K $ 8.20M
    Mr. Richard Galanti , 52
    Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP
    $ 580.00K $ 3.13M
    Mr. Richard D. DiCerchio , 65
    Chief Operating Officer of Global Operations, Distribution & Construction, Manufacturing & Ancillary Bus.es Sr. Exec. VP
    $ 601.00K $ 5.04M
    Mr. W. Craig Jelinek , 56
    Chief Operating Officer of Merchandising and Exec. VP
    $ 591.00K $ 3.01M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 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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