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Costco is a membership warehouse operator offering a large selection of products in a range of categories including dry, fresh, and packaged foods, cleaning and institutional supplies, appliances, electronics, furniture, apparel, and jewelry as well as gas stations, pharmacies, and food courts. As of Jan 31, 2010 the company operated 566 total warehouses, including 413 in the US and Puerto Rico, 77 in Canada, 21 in the UK, 7 in Korea, 6 in Taiwan, 9 in Japan, 32 in Mexico, and 1 in Australia. |
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| Headquarters | Issaquah, Washington |
| Sector | Warehouse Clubs |
| Primary NAICS Code | 452910 – Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters |
| Primary SIC Code | 5399 – Misc. General Merchandise Stores |
| Fiscal Year 2010 Ends on | Aug 29, 2010 |
| 2009 Net Sales | $ 69.9 Billion |
| 2009 E-Commerce Sales | $ 1.6 Billion |
| 2009 Net Income | $ 1.1 Billion |
| Warehouse Clubs* | 566 |
| Total Store Sq Ft** | 75,200,000 |
| Employees** | 142,000 |
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*as of 1/31/10 **as of 8/30/09 |
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| 2009 | 2008 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
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| Net Sales (1,000’s) | $ 69,889,000 | $ 70,977,000 | -1.5% | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | -4.0% | 8.0% | |||
| Membership Fees (1,000’s) | $ 1,533,000 | $ 1,506,000 | 1.8% | 8.9% | 9.8% |
| E-Commerce Sales (1,000s) | $ 1,630,000 | $ 1,700,000 | -4.1% | 21.8% | 34.0% |
| Net Income (1,000’s) | $ 1,086,000 | $ 1,283,000 | -15.4% | -0.5% | 4.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $ 2.47 | $ 2.89 | -14.5% | 2.4% | 6.0% |
| Warehouse Clubs | 527 | 512 | 2.9% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Club Members (1,000’s) | 56,000 | 53,500 | 4.7% | 5.5% | |
| Membership Renewals | 87.0% | 87.0% | |||
| Store Sq Ft (1,000s) | 75,200 | 72,700 | 3.4% | 5.4% | |
| Employees | 142,000 | 137,000 | 3.6% | 6.1% | 4.7% |
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| Sundries | 23.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| Hardlines | 19.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Food | 21.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Softlines | 10.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| Fresh Food | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Ancillary & Other | 15.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
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Sundries (includes candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages and cleaning and institutional supplies) |
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Hardlines (includes major appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, furniture, and automotive supplies) |
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Food (includes dry and institutionally packaged foods) |
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Softlines (includes apparel, domestics, jewelry, housewares, media, home furnishings, cameras and small appliances) |
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Fresh Food (includes meat, bakery, deli and produce) |
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Ancillary and Other (includes gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid and travel) |
