Costco

Costco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores. As of 2020 Costco was the fifth largest retailer in the world and the world' s largest retailer of choice and prime beef organic foods rotisserie chicken and wine as of 2016. In 2021 Costco was ranked #10 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.Costco' s worldwide headquarters are in Issaquah Washington an eastern suburb of Seattle although its Kirkland Signature house label bears the name of its former location in Kirkland. The company opened its first warehouse (the chain' s term for its retail outlets) in Seattle in 1983. Through mergers however Costco' s corporate history dates back to 1976 when its former competitor Price Club was founded in San Diego California. As of March 2021 Costco has 804 warehouses worldwide: 558 in the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) 103 in Canada 39 in Mexico 29 in the United Kingdom 27 in Japan 16 in South Korea 14 in Taiwan 12 in Australia 3 in Spain 1 in Iceland 1 in France and 1 in China. Costco also has plans to open its first store in New Zealand with a megastore in Westgate Auckland. As of May 2021 the megastore is currently under construction after being postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Wikipedia