COST

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public company retail company stock ticker symbol warehouse club

COST is the stock ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale Corporation, a major American membership-based warehouse retail chain.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public company → retail company → stock ticker symbol → warehouse club →
businessModel	membership-based warehouse retail chain →
country	United States →
foundedBy	James Sinegal → Jeffrey Brotman → Sol Price →
foundedInCity	Seattle, Washington →
foundedInYear	1983 →
hasMembershipType	Business membership → Executive membership → Gold Star membership →
hasPrivateLabelBrand	Kirkland Signature →
hasStoreFormat	large warehouse club stores →
hasStorePresenceIn	Australia → Canada → China → France → Iceland → Japan → Mexico → New Zealand → South Korea → Spain → Sweden → Taiwan → United Kingdom → United States →
hasSubsidiary	Kirkland Signature →
headquartersLocation	Issaquah, Washington, United States →
industry	retail → warehouse clubs and supercenters →
knownFor	bulk product sales → limited selection of SKUs → low prices → membership-only model →
listedOn	NASDAQ →
membershipRequiredFor	warehouse shopping access →
offersProductCategory	appliances → clothing → consumer electronics → furniture → groceries → health and beauty products →
offersService	optical services → pharmacy services → photo printing services → travel services →
predecessor	Price Club →
represents	Costco Wholesale Corporation →
stockTicker	COST →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Costco Wholesale Corporation →	stockTicker
Costco Wholesale Corporation →	tickerSymbol