Costco Wholesale

Costco Wholesale is one of DECA's leading business partners and has served on the National Advisory Board since 2001. Together Costco and DECA have worked to:

Develop next generation's workforce in retail
Promote the Costco brand and its products/services

Costco Wholesale operates an international chain of membership warehouses that carry quality, brand name merchandise at sustantially lower prices than are typically found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. The warehouses are designed to help small-to-medium-sized businesses reduce costs in purchasing for resale or for everyday business use. Individuals belonging to certain qualified groups are also able to purchase for their personal needs.

Costco serves over 16 million members at 261 locations in the US and 101 locations in Canada, the UK, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Mexico.


Partnership Activities:

Provides scholarships to DECA members
Exhibits at state and regional conferences
Promotes partnership through DECA publications


For More Information on the Costco Partnership, Please Contact: John Fistolera
Director of Development
DECA, Inc.
john_fistolera@deca.org


Costco Resources:

Employment Opportunities

Store Locator

Special Accomplishments of the Costco and DECA partnership:

Joined DECA's National Advisory Board in 2001
Encourages partnering of company and DECA chapters on the local and state levels