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Premium Company Profile - Costco Wholesale Corp

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Report 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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    • Table of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Overview 1
    Catalyst 1
    Summary 1
    Company Structure 5
    Company Overview and Key Facts 5
    Business Description 6
    History 8
    Locations and Subsidiaries 10
    Company Financials 12
    Overview 12
    Revenue by Division 12
    Products and Services List 13
    Major Products and Services List 13
    Competitors And Strategic Business Relationships 19
    Key Competitors 19
    Shareholders 20
    Strategy 21
    Strategy 21
    Corporate Social Responsibility 22
    SWOT Analysis 24
    Overview 24
    Strengths 25
    Weaknesses 27
    Opportunities 28
    Threats 30
    Value Chain Analysis 32
    Overview 32
    Wholesale 32
    Operations and distribution 33
    Sales 33
    Key Employees 34
    List of Key Employees 34
    Key Employee Biographies 36
    Appendix 41
    Ask the analyst 41
    Datamonitor consulting 41
    Disclaimer 41


    TABLES
    Table 1: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Facts 5
    Table 2: Costco Wholesale Corp - Other Locations and Subsidiaries 10
    Table 3: Costco Wholesale Corp - Revenue by Division 12
    Table 4: Costco Wholesale Corp - List of Products 13
    Table 5: Costco Wholesale Corp - List of Brands 18
    Table 6: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Competitors 19
    Table 7: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Shareholders 20
    Table 8: Costco Wholesale Corp - SWOT Analysis Summary 24
    Table 9: Costco Wholesale Corp - Value Chain Analysis 32
    Table 10: Costco Wholesale Corp - Key Employees 34