CEO James Sinegal

Costco Wholesale Corp. of Issaquah remains Washington state's largest public company, ranked by revenues, with $88.9 billion in revenues in 2011. Costco (NASDAQ: COST) was followed by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) of Redmond, with $69.9 billion in revenues in 2011. To see a list of the largest top 10 public companies in Washington state, as ranked by the Puget Sound Business Journal, click here.  

Supporters touted the initiative, backed by warehouse giant Costco Wholesale Corp., as a free-market reform ... time in 70 years the private parties have been in the liquor business, said Joel Benoliel, Costco senior vice president and chief ...  

Membership warehouse operator Costco Wholesale Corporation ( COST) on Tuesday caught some positive commentary from analysts at JP Morgan. The firm maintained its "Overweight" rating on COST and lifted its price target from $94 to $96. That new ...  

Costco Wholesale Corp.'s (COST) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 19% as the wholesale-club operator's revenue grew slower than expected. Costco had routinely topped Wall Street's sales expectations in recent quarters, thanks in part to a shaky economy ...  

Costco Wholesale Corp. slightly beat analysts' expectations for the third quarter. The Washington-based retailing giant (Nasdaq: COST) reported third-quarter profit of $386 million, or 88 cents per diluted share, and total revenue of $22.3 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters First Call expected earnings of 87 cents per share and revenue of $22.2 billion. A year earlier, Costco reported third-quarter net income of $324 million, or 73...  

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates wholesale membership warehouses in multiple countries. The Company sells all kinds of food, automotive supplies, toys, hardware, sporting goods, jewelry, electronics, apparel, health and beauty aids, as well as other goods.  

revenue at stores open at least a year rose 7 per cent; 6 per cent in the U.S. and 9 per cent internationally. The company plans to open up an additional six new warehouses before the end of fiscal 2012. Costco Wholesale Corp., based in Issaquah ...  

MEDFORD, Ore., May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- LoopRope LLC announced today that it has launched its BuoyRope® with Costco Wholesale Corporation, a major on-line wholesaler that offers a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories in...  

Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) (COST), the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain, posted third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as margins improved for the first time in more than a year. Net income (COST) rose to $386 million ...  

May 24 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by an 8 percent increase in net sales and a lower tax rate, sparking a jump in shares. The largest warehouse club operator earned $386 million, or 88 ...  

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Costco Wholesale Corp., (NASDAQ:COST) the Issaquah, Wash., warehouse retailer, reported that fiscal-third-quarter earnings rose 19% on 8.2% higher sales and 5% higher same-store sales. For the quarter ended May 6 ...  

Costco Wholesale Corp. is making moves to improve its standing among online retailers. Costco, which is currently the No. 17 online retailer, is expecting to launch mobile applications for Apple Inc. and Android products this month, the Seattle Times reports. It will also be pushing for international growth as a way of improving its ranking in online searches. The retailer, which according to the report sells about $2 billion worth of goods...  

ISSAQUAH, WA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) announced today its operating results for the third quarter (twelve weeks) and first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2012, both ended ...  

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California company is recalling dried mushroom slices sold at Costco Wholesale stores that may have been contaminated with chemicals. L.A. Link Corporation issued the voluntary recall Wednesday for Shitake-Ya brand gourmet shitake mushroom slices with a sell-by date of April 16, 2013. The mushrooms were sold at Costco locations in California, Oregon and Washington. The company says it discovered the...  

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed Costco Wholesale Corporation's (Costco) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA-'. Fitch has also affirmed Costco's issue ratings, which are listed below, and has withdrawn the company's short-term IDR of 'F1+' as the company does not have an active commercial paper program. Costco had $2.4 billion of debt outstanding at Feb. 12, 2012. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The affirmations reflect Costco...