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  2. Costco - Wikipedia

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    Costco membership card from Iceland. Costco's earliest predecessor, Price Club, opened its first store on July 12, 1976, on Morena Boulevard in San Diego, California.It was founded three months earlier by Sol Price and his son, Robert, following a dispute with the new owners of FedMart, Price's previous membership-only discount store. [16]

  3. Sol Price - Wikipedia

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    The company went public in 1980. [4] [5] In 1993 Costco merged with Price Club to form PriceCostco. [4] [5] Leadership in the new organization was shared between Sol Price's son, Robert, and James Sinegal. After eight months, PriceCostco spun a separate company called Price Enterprises, [6] led by the younger Price. PriceSmart continues to ...

  4. James Sinegal - Wikipedia

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    Sinegal, through Costco, provided his employees — at every level of the company, including the stores — compensation and benefits that are much higher than retail industry norms. For example, over 90% of Costco employees qualify for employer-sponsored health insurance; the US retail industry average is just under 60%.

  5. List of largest retail companies - Wikipedia

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    Costco: Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club 166,761 2.4%: Issaquah United States: 4 Schwarz Gruppe: Discount store 167,200 ... Neckarsulm Germany: 5 The Home Depot: Home improvement 132,110 9.7%: Atlanta United States: 6 The Kroger Company: Supermarket 131,620 2.0%: Cincinnati United States: 7 Walgreens Boots Alliance: Drug store/Pharmacy 117,705 0.3% ...

  6. Jeffrey Brotman - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, [6] a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart. [1] He served as chairman from the company's inception until his death, except during a stretch from 1993 to 1994 when he was vice chairman. [7] [8] In 2017, Costco operated 736 warehouse stores. [3]

  7. W. Craig Jelinek - Wikipedia

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    He joined Costco as a warehouse manager in 1984 and was later the manager of the company's Northwest region after the Price Club merger. Jelinek became the company's executive president of merchandising in 2004. [7] He joined the company's board in 2010 amid speculation that he was being prepared to take over as CEO.

  8. PriceSmart - Wikipedia

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    The Price Co. and Costco Wholesale Club merge, forming Price/Costco Inc (later renamed Costco Wholesale Corporation) 1994 Price Enterprises Inc spun off from Price/Costco Robert Price named chairman, president and CEO of Price Enterprises PriceSmart operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Enterprises 1995

  9. Hamilton E. James - Wikipedia

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    Hamilton Evans "Tony" James (born February 3, 1951) is an American billionaire investment banker. He is the former president, chief operating officer, and executive vice chairman of Blackstone, a New York–based global asset management firm. [1]