Is Costco Wholesale Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
U.S.-based multinational warehouse retailer. Owns and operates Costco Canada subsidiary including integrated pharmacy services.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Retail |
| HQ | Seattle, N/A (U.S.) |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco secondary source — registry check pending “Wikipedia states Costco was founded by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman and is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, U.S.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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