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Costco is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. As of July 2009[update] it is the third largest retailer in the United States and the ninth largest in the world.As of October 2007[update], Costco is the largest retailer of fine wine in the world.

In the United States, the main competitors operating membership warehouses are Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club.Although Sam's Club has more warehousesthan Costco, Costco has higher total sales volume.Costco employs about 142,000 full- and part-time employees,including seasonal workers. As of September 2009[update] Costco had 55 million members.For fiscal year 2009, which ended on August 31, 2009, the company's sales totaled $71.42 billion,$1.28 billion of the revenue was net profit.Costco is #24 on the Fortune 500.The ACSI (The American Customer Satisfaction Index) named Costco number one in the specialty retail store industry with a score of 83 in Q4 2008.

Costco is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States and was founded in Kirkland, Washington[citation needed] with its first warehouse in nearby Seattle.Costco has locations in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the United States