Costco Wholesale

Costco is a wholesaler which was established in 1976 by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. Its headquarters is found in Issaquah, Washington, United States. It has expanded in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Spain, Iceland and France.By 2019, Costco operated  around 780 stores in the world, including 559 in the US.

Costco reached a turnover of € 103.2 billion in 2020 and employed 254000 people in 2019. 

The product categories include:

• Household: fabric softeners, cleaning kits, toilet paper, etc.

• Dairy: eggs, cream, milk, etc.

• Frozen Food: ready-meals, vegetables, seafood, etc.

• Chilled and Fresh Food: fruits, ready-meals, cold meat, etc.

• Sweet Grocery: chocolate, sugar, candy, etc.

• Savory Grocery: a wide range of snacks

• Drinks: soda, sparkling water, fruit juices, etc.

Costco operates its private label,  Kirkland Signature, a brand of food items such as organic extra virgin olive oil, organic peanut butter, nuts, bottled water, etc.

Furthermore the enterprise is GFSI, BRC, PSS and CanadaGAP certified.

It is also noteworthy that Costco took the responsibility of its own logistics measures in order to facilitate delivery.