Costco Through the Years
Before Costco existed, this warehouse club opened its doors in San Diego in 1976.
What is Price Club?
This is the maximum number of people who can be on Costco membership?
What is two?
This $1.50 food-court combination has become one of Costco's most famous deals.
What is the hot dog and soda combo?
Need to find an item by its description or check how many units are currently on hand? This is the AS400 option you use.
What is IAI?
This is the first principle of Costco's Code of Ethics and reminds employees that doing business the right way starts with following the rules.
What is Obey the law?
This is the name of the city where Costco's first location opened in 1983.
What is Seattle?
When a member needs assistance getting a large or heavy item from the warehouse and safely loaded into their car, employees know this service by these two words.
What is a LOAD OUT?
Costco's famous bakery dessert is large enough to feed a crowd and is frequently ordered for birthdays and celebrations.
What is the sheet cake?
A new sign needs to be made for an item on the sales floor. Before heading to the printer, this is the AS400 option you would use.
What is EDSR?
A member is frustrated and needs assistance. An employee takes the time to listen and find a solution because this group is at the heart of Costco's mission.
Who are our members?
Costco merged with this company in 1993, combining two of the biggest names in warehouse retail.
What is Price Club?
This 4-digit item number is used in Costco's system for a whole seedless watermelon.
What is 4032?
This $5 food item became one of Costco's most recognizable products and is famously sold in a clear plastic container.
What is the rotisserie chicken?
Want to know when an item is expected to arrive, view item details, or see how many sales have occured? This AS400 option has the information you need.
What is ITMW?
Costco's Code of Ethics says that this group is one of the company's most important assets and should be treated with care and respect.
Who are our employees?
Costco's first international warehouse opened in this Canadian city in 1985.
What is Vancouver?
This symbol at the end of a Costco price can be a clue that an item is being discontinued.
What is the asterisk?
Before 1995, Costco sold private-label products under several different names. Costco eventually brought them together under this single brand.
What is Kirkland Signature?
A member needs help with their membership information, and you need to pull up their membership details in the system. This is the AS400 option you would use.
What is MBA9?
Costco considers these companies its business partners and emphasizes that their success is important to Costco's success as well.
Who are our suppliers?
This Costco co-founder served as CEO and was known for his focus on keeping prices low and employees well compensated.
Who is Jim Sinegal?
Sweet potatoes are notorious for not scanning at the register, so many Costco employees have memorized their five-digit item number.
What is 61576?
This oversized Costco favorite has become a familiar sight at warehouse grand openings and has even been known to take up an entire shopping cart.
What is the giant teddy bear?
A manager wants to know how the warehouse is performing against its planned sales. This AS400 option allows you to compare projected or planned sales with what the warehouse is currently tracking.
What is LSDT?
According to Costco's Code of Ethics, if the first four principles are followed throughout the organization, this is the ultimate goal the company achieves.
What is rewarding our shareholders?