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Costco Wholesale Corporation - SWOT Analysis

Description: The Costco Wholesale Corporation - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for toplevel company data and information. Costco Wholesale Corporation - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or “the company") operates an international chain of membership warehouses, mainly under the "Costco Wholesale" brand name. The company provides a limited selection of nationally branded and private-label products across a wide range of merchandise categories at lower prices. Costco operates in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, the UK, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Mexico. The company is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington and employs about 142,000 people. The company recorded revenues of $71,422 million during the financial year ended August 2009 (FY2009), a decrease of 1.5% compared to 2008. The reason for net sales decline is attributed to reduced average amount spent by the customers, deflation of gasoline prices and weak foreign currencies. The operating profit of the company was $1,777 million in FY2009, a decrease of 9.8% compared to 2008. The net profit was $1,086 million in FY2009, a decrease of 15.4% compared to 2008. Scope of the Report - Provides all the crucial information on Costco Wholesale Corporation required for business and competitor intelligence needs - Contains a study of the major internal and external factors affecting Costco Wholesale Corporation in the form of a SWOT analysis as well as a breakdown and examination of leading product revenue streams of Costco Wholesale Corporation -Data is supplemented with details on Costco Wholesale Corporation history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of...