 | Costco | Mattel |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States,[1] with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle.[2] Costco's Canadia | Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT) is an American toy company and is the largest toy company based on revenue. Its products include Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. It wa |
| Stock Ticker | COST | MAT |
| Type | Public (NASDAQ: COST) | Public (NYSE: MAT) |
| Headquarters | Issaquah, Washington | El Segundo, California International Leicester Hong Kong |
| Industry | Retail (Warehouse Club) | Toys and games |
| Key people | Jim Sinegal, Founder & CEO Jeffrey Brotman, Founder & Chairman Richard Galanti, CFO Dick DiCerchio, COO | Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO. Kevin M. Farr, CFO. |
| Website | Costco U.S. Costco Canada | www.mattel.com |
| Revenue | $60.2 billion USD (2006) | $5.179 billion USD (2005) |
| Employees | 132,000 | 26,000 (2005) |
| Founded | 1983 Seattle, Washington | 1945 |
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