Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman dies
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STAR-ADVERTISER / DEC. 2013
The Costco at Hawaii Kai Towne Center. The warehouse club company said in a brief statement that its co-founder and board chairman Jeff Brotman died early this morning.
NEW YORK >> Costco Wholesale Corp. has announced the death of its co-founder and board chairman Jeff Brotman.
The warehouse club company said in a brief statement that Brotman died early this morning. The statement said the thoughts of Costco’s board, management and employees are with Brotman’s family. No other details were provided.
Brotman opened Costco’s first warehouse with Jim Sinegal in 1983 in Seattle. Based in Issaquah, Washington, the company now operates 736 warehouses around the world, including 511 in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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