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 privatelabel 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 hearingaid centers and tire installation centers as well as 636 gas stations and offers business delivery travel sameday grocery and various other services online in various countries As of August 29 2021 the company operated 815 membership warehouses including 564 in the United States and Puerto Rico 105 in Canada 39 in Mexico 30 in Japan 29 in the United Kingdom 16 in South Korea 14 in Taiwan 12 in Australia 3 in Spain 1 in Iceland 1 in France and 1 in China It also operates ecommerce 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