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Cosco Home & Office Products history
Cosco Home & Office Products company history timeline
Cosco was founded in 1893 and evolved to become a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of Stamps, Signs, Knives and Stationery products for the home and office markets.
In 1941, the company began using the Cosco brand name, a contraction of COlumbus Specialty COmpany.
Costco traces its history back to 1976, when Sol Price, a pioneer in warehouse club retailing, opened the first Price Club in San Diego.
Jeffrey H. Brotman and James D. Sinegal opened the first Costco in Seattle in 1983.
In 1988, DOREL acquired COSCO, making COSCO a part of Dorel Juvenile.
The Price Company (corporate parent of Price Club) and Costco merged in 1993 to become Price/Costco.
Costco enters Puerto Rico with two units opened in November 2001.
Costco Home opened in Kirkland, WA in December 2002.
Costco opened second Home store in Tempe, AZ in October 2004.
Costco.ca (equivalent of Costco.com in the United States) is launched for Canadian members in February 2005.
Costco opened it's first car wash facility at Seattle, WA on April 26, 2006.
Cosco was acquired by Taylor Corporation in 2006.
Costco Australia expands nationally with the opening of two warehouses:Costco Auburn, in Sydney's West, opened 21 July, 2011.Costco Canberra, opened 22 July, 2011.
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