M&A Deal Summary

Costco Wholesale Acquires Price Company

On June 17, 1993, Costco Wholesale acquired retailer Price Company for 2.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Costco Wholesale’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Costco Wholesale’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Costco Wholesale’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Costco Wholesale’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1993-06-17
Target Price Company
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Costco Wholesale
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 2.3B USD

Target

Price Company

San Diego, California, United States
Price Company is an operator of club warehouses in Southern California. The Company was formed in 1976 and is based in San Diego.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Costco Wholesale

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Retail
Employees316,000
Revenue 242.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Costco's corporate headquarters in Issaquah, Washington.
Costco's corporate headquarters in Issaquah, Washington.

Costco Wholesale operates a network of membership warehouses in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, the UK, Mexico, Japan, Australia, and through majority-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea. Costco's membership warehouses are based on the concept of offering members low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco buys the majority of its merchandise directly from manufacturers and routes it to a cross-docking consolidation point or directly to its warehouses. Costco Wholesale was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (1993) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-17 Innovel Solutions

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Innovel Solutions, Inc. is a provider of third-party end-to-end logistics solutions with nationwide capabilities. Innovel has for decades provided Sears and, more recently, third parties with “final mile” delivery, complete installation and white glove capabilities for “big and bulky” products across the United States and Puerto Rico.

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