!Issaquah, WA

NASDAQ:COST

The partners of GRP made their first investment in Costco Wholesale Corporation in 1984 when it had approximately three locations. Today, Costco is one of the largest retailers in the world with nearly $40 billion in annual revenues. Costco operates membership warehouses that offer very-low prices on a limited selection of branded and selected private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco operate more than 400 warehouse clubs in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Mexico. The Company buys nearly all of its merchandise directly from manufacturers for shipment either directly to Costco’s selling warehouses or to a consolidation point where various shipments are combined so as to minimize freight and handling costs.

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States,[1] with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle.[2] Costco’s Canadian operations are based in Ottawa, Ontario.[3] It is the fourth biggest general retailer in the United States, after Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger.