Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation together with its subsidiaries engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States Puerto Rico Canada the United Kingdom Mexico Japan Korea Australia Spain France Iceland China and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries dry groceries candies coolers freezers liquor and tobacco and deli products; appliances electronics health and beauty aids hardware garden and patio products sporting goods tires toys and seasonal products office supplies automotive care products postages tickets apparel small appliances furniture domestics housewares special order kiosks and jewelry; and meat produce service deli and bakery products. It also operates pharmacies opticals food courts hearing-aid centers and tire installation centers gas stations; and offers business delivery travel same-day grocery and various other services online in various countries. The company has warehouses in the United States Puerto Rico Canada Mexico Japan the United Kingdom South Korea Taiwan Australia Spain Iceland France and China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States Canada the United Kingdom Mexico South Korea Taiwan Japan and Australia. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah Washington.