Costco Wholesaler, Inc.

Costco wholesaler is a membership warehouse, which was founded in 1983 by Jim Sinegal and Jeffery Brotman in Seattle Washington. (Thompson Jr. 2009) They are still located in Washington, but their headquarters are now located in Issaquah. Since 1983 Costco has grown to have 725 retail stores worldwide and 506 of them are within the Unites States of America alone. These stores employ up to 200 000 employees and on average are paid $20.98 dollars compared to other stores such as Walmart who pay their employees $12.64 dollars. As Costco Wholesale is a membership warehouse, customers must become a member to purchase something from the store. They can be accompanied by family or friends but only the card older is able to purchase an item as they