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Costco Wholesale (FRA:CTO) Sales per Sqft : 0.00 (As of . 20)


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What is Costco Wholesale Sales per Sqft?

Sales per Sqft is a retail store’s average revenue for every foot of sales space. A higher sales per square foot indicates more efficient operations and thus high profitability.

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Costco Wholesale Sales per Sqft Historical Data

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Costco Wholesale  (FRA:CTO) Sales per Sqft Explanation

Sales per Sqft is a retail store’s average revenue for every foot of sales space. It measures the retailer’s efficiency of the use of sales space, helping the retailer make smarter merchandising, inventory and sales decisions. A higher sales per square foot indicates more efficient operations and thus, high profitability.

Another similar measurement is Average Sales per Sqft. The difference between them is whether the non-selling areas of the store, such as stock rooms or receiving areas, are included.


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Costco Wholesale (FRA:CTO) Business Description

Address
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027
Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates nearly 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the U.K.