Premium Company Profile: Costco Wholesale Corp

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Databook
Pages	41
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT10171

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Summary

Introduction

Costco Wholesale Corporation has redesigned the home page of its website, Costco.com, and has upgraded it to make it more user friendly. The site features a new category and sub-category design, enhanced site search, better images, and zoom technology. It has added a new 'build-to-order' diamond ring program. Costco has also expanded its sporting goods, houseware, baby and gourmet food categories.

Scope

Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Highlights

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses. As of October 2007, Costco operated about 522 warehouses of which 387 were located in the US, 71 in Canada, 19 in the UK, five in Korea, six in Japan and four in Taiwan. The company also operates about 30 warehouses in Mexico through a 50% joint venture.

Costco Wholesale Corporation also operates two other retail formats: Costco Home, and Costco Business Center. Costco Home offers a variety of furnishings and decor products. Costco Business Centers give the customer the option of either purchasing directly at the warehouse or ordering from the Business Center catalog or website.

Costco Wholesale Corporation's reportable segment is based on the geographic operations of the company. The company generates revenues primarily through three segments: the US operations (80% of the total segment revenues during fiscal year 2007), Canadian operations (13.6%), and other international operations (6.4%).

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Content

Overview
Catalyst
- Summary
- Company Structure
- Company Overview and Key Facts
- Business Description
- History
- Locations and Subsidiaries
- Company Financials
Overview
- Revenue by Division
- Products and Services List
- Major Products and Services List
- Competitors and Strategic Business Relationships
- Key Competitors
- Shareholders
- Strategy
- Strategy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- SWOT Analysis
Overview
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- Value Chain Analysis
Overview
- Wholesale
- Operations and distribution
- Sales
- Key Employees
- List of Key Employees
- Key Employee Biographies
Appendix
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
Tables
- Table 1: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Facts
- Table 2: Costco Wholesale Corp - Other Locations and Subsidiaries
- Table 3: Costco Wholesale Corp - Revenue by Division
- Table 4: Costco Wholesale Corp - List of Products
- Table 5: Costco Wholesale Corp - List of Brands
- Table 6: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Competitors
- Table 7: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Shareholders
- Table 8: Costco Wholesale Corp - SWOT Analysis Summary
- Table 9: Costco Wholesale Corp - Value Chain Analysis
- Table 10: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Employees