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 optical food courts hearing aids and tire installation centers as well as 668 gas stations and offers online business delivery travel sameday grocery and various other services As of August 28 2022 the company operated 838 membership warehouses including 578 in the United States and Puerto Rico 107 in Canada 40 in Mexico 31 in Japan 29 in the United Kingdom 17 in Korea 14 in Taiwan 13 in Australia 4 in Spain 1 in Iceland 2 in France and 2 in China It also operates ecommerce websites in the United States Canada the United Kingdom Mexico 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