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'''Costco''' is an [[American]] membership "[[warehouse]]" type [[grocery store]] chain that sells everything from canned [[ham]]s to home [[computer]]s. Most items are sold in [[bulk]]. They are the [[Retail#Global top ten retailers|second largest retailer in the United States and the third largest in the world]]. Costco is also the largest [[membership]] warehouse club [[chain]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stores.org/2012/Top-100-Retailers|title=2012 Top 100 Retailers|publisher=STORES.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stores.org/2011/Top-250-List 2011|title=Top 250 Global Retailers|publisher= STORES.org}}</ref>
Like their online competitor [[Amazon.com]], Costco is headquartered in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]]. Costco is a good place to buy in bulk in order to [[Essay:Invest in tangibles|invest in tangibles]].
==See Also==
* '''[[Supply chain]]:''' [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution system and [[Transportation]]
* '''Warehouse Stores:''': [[Wal-Mart]], [[Sam's Club]], Costco and [[Amazon.com]]
* '''[[Food distribution system]]:''' [[Transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]], and [[retail]] facilities which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.
* '''[[Infrastructure]]:''' [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
* '''[[Food production system]]:''' Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.costco.com/ Costco Wholesale official website]
** [http://m.costco.com/ Costco Mobile]
* [http://www.costcoauto.com/ Costco Auto Buying Program website]
* [http://www.costcotravel.com/ Costco Travel official website]
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/PriceCostco-Inc-Company-History.html PriceCostco Company History] FundingUniverse
* [http://www.secdatabase.com/CIK/909832/Company-Name/COSTCO-WHOLESALE-CORP-NEW Costco SEC Filings]
[[Category:Retail]]
[[Category:Commerce]]
[[Category:Business]]
[[Category:Railroads]]
[[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Washington]]
Like their online competitor [[Amazon.com]], Costco is headquartered in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]]. Costco is a good place to buy in bulk in order to [[Essay:Invest in tangibles|invest in tangibles]].
==See Also==
* '''[[Supply chain]]:''' [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution system and [[Transportation]]
* '''Warehouse Stores:''': [[Wal-Mart]], [[Sam's Club]], Costco and [[Amazon.com]]
* '''[[Food distribution system]]:''' [[Transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]], and [[retail]] facilities which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.
* '''[[Infrastructure]]:''' [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
* '''[[Food production system]]:''' Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.costco.com/ Costco Wholesale official website]
** [http://m.costco.com/ Costco Mobile]
* [http://www.costcoauto.com/ Costco Auto Buying Program website]
* [http://www.costcotravel.com/ Costco Travel official website]
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/PriceCostco-Inc-Company-History.html PriceCostco Company History] FundingUniverse
* [http://www.secdatabase.com/CIK/909832/Company-Name/COSTCO-WHOLESALE-CORP-NEW Costco SEC Filings]
[[Category:Retail]]
[[Category:Commerce]]
[[Category:Business]]
[[Category:Railroads]]
[[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Washington]]