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What does costco mean?
Costco: American pronunciation [? k? stko? ], translated from Chinese, is called market opener or Costco.

Costco is the largest chain membership warehouse in America. The price club was established in San Diego, California on 1976, and Costco was established in Seattle, Washington seven years later. In 2009, it was the third largest retailer in the United States and the ninth largest retailer in the world. Costco is the founder of the membership warehousing and wholesale club.

At present, Costco has more than 500 branches in seven countries around the world, most of which are located in the United States, while Canada is the largest overseas market, mainly near the capital Ottawa. Headquartered in Ithaca, Washington, this global enterprise has a flagship store in neighboring Seattle.

The development of Costco

Founded in San Diego 1976, California, PriceClub is the first membership warehouse and wholesale store in the world. At first, it mainly served small businesses, and later it was opened to ordinary individuals to buy in buy buy, facing a wider range of consumers. The first Costco store was established in Seattle, Washington on 1983.

Ten years later, these two successful companies merged into PriceCostco at 1993, with 206 stores.