COSTCO CASE STUDY Darla J. Smith Business Capstone Professor Kim Oesterle June 13‚ 2011 Costco is a membership warehouse pioneered by discount merchandising sage Sol Price. Jim Sinegal left the Price and started Costco with Jeff Brotman in 1983. After opening the first Costco store within approximately 18 months the pair had opened nine stores in five states. In December‚ 1985‚ Costco became a public and raising additional capital for expansion. Costco is a member based wholesaler that
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1 Case Study Assignment 2: Costco Wholesale 1. What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s model appealing? Why or why not. Costco’s business model is to generate high sales volume and rapid inventory turnover by offering members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories. The company’s business model is appealing from an operational standpoint; in the pursuit of its goal of selling a high volume
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Contents INTERNAL ANALYSYS: • About Costco • Mission Statement • Corporate Governance & Stakeholder Management • Locations • Strategic Objective • Primary Activities • Support Activities • Costco Membership • Financial • Net Income • Net Sales • Membership Fees • Gross Margin • Selling‚ General & Administrative Expenses • Cash Flows • Expansion Plans • Conclusion EXTERNAL ANALYSIS • Demographics • Socio-cultural • Political/Legal • Technological • Economic • Global • Environmental
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Effective Technological Advancement in Organization In order for any organization to raise its productivity‚ whether small or big‚ it needs to enhance its competence. Nowadays‚ due to rapid technological advancement‚ this can easily be reached via the execution of supporting software. Technological advances can provide an organization with valuable time and resources that previously were a hurdle to obtain. This is beneficial because with the current economic environment‚ organizations would
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September 28‚ 2012 CHANGE DIAGNOSTIC The navigator basis of image has the control to navigate the company through external issues. Costco employs a divisional organizational structure that is nationwide and divided into three different divisions. Each division is controlled by an Executive Vice President and the regions are divided for the Senior Vice President. Costco opens its stores in different states such as the first time to open in South Carolina‚ “It’s pretty much spread like wildfire” (McMaster
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Food Waste Sustainably Sourced Products Strategy 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 15 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 Corporate Sustainability Report – January 2009 From Jim Sinegal President & CEO‚ Costco Wholesale Corporation We’re trying to build a company that’s going to be here 50 to 60 years from now. We believe we have an obligation to all of Costco’s stakeholders to run our business in such a way that we will achieve solid long-term results
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Assignment for Course: Submitted to: Submitted by: Date of Submission: Title of Assignment: Costco Case Study CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledge and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas of words‚ whether quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this
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stock. The intent of this paper is to analyze Costco Wholesale Corporation’s financial performance and to assess how efficient the business has been over a five year period as well as to provide recommendation for financial management strategy. The problem identified in this paper is the low margins in the industry. Because margins are low‚ the profitability of individual companies depends on high volume sales and efficient operations. Costco Wholesale Corporation is high-growth Retail Company
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Key Problems c-39 The key problems for Costco involve the current global financial conditions‚ demographics‚ the ability to keep market share in North America and the ability to find ongoing and reliable sources of merchandise. The current economy is showing substantial declines in consumer durable spending as people defer such purchases as furniture and large appliances. In addition‚ according to the MasterCard financial report for May 2010‚ purchases of apparel have declined 6% for women
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Costco Wholesale Corporation Part III Costco Wholesale Corporation is in an industry where there are several of dynamic competition from huge chains such as Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club and Target‚ and yet it could maintain a competitive and profitable stance. Effective strategic planning is essential part in operating any business in relation toward adapting to organizational and operational adaptation to changing markets. Through inquiries‚ the influence in the recent economic trends
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