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   James D. Sinegal (born January 1, 1936) is an American billionaire businessman and cofounder and former CEO of the Costco Wholesale Corporation, an international retail chain. He served as Costco's president and CEO from 1983 until 2011.

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   Who is Costco CEO Jim Sinegal?

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   How did Sinegal make money at Costco?

   • Bucking the retail playbook, he delivered pay scales and benefits sans parallel industrywide. The average Costco worker earned $17 an hour alongside luxuries like stock options and pension contributions, outpacing competitors substantially. Sinegal expanded health coverage to part-timers, an anomaly for discount chains where tight margins ruled.

   9 FACTS ON JAMES SINEGAL THE FOUNDER OF COSTCO

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   Who is Jim Sinegal?

   • Jim Sinegal cofounded Costco alongside Seattle attorney Jeff Brotman in 1983. Despite building one of the largest retail chains in America, Sinegal consistently earned less than other CEOs throughout his career at Costco and believes it's "wrong" for companies to have huge wage gaps between executives and other employees.

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   Why did Costco leave Sinegal?

   • Sinegal steps down after seeing Costco through a recession in which other retailers slashed jobs, eliminated stores and went out of business. Costco laid off no one, aside from its usual seasonal workers and extra people hired for new-store openings.

   Costco’s colorful CEO, co-founder Jim Sinegal to retire

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3. www.businessinsider.com › meet-costco-cofounderMeet Costco Cofounder Jim Sinegal: Life, Career, Family ...

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   Sep 16, 2020 · After discovering a passion for retail in college, Jim Sinegal cofounded Costco and built it into one of the largest retailers on the globe, while largely staying out of the limelight himself.

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5. www.historyoasis.com › post › james-sinegal9 FACTS ON JAMES SINEGAL THE FOUNDER OF COSTCO

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   As one of the most influential retail pioneers of the late 20th century, James Sinegal reshaped the commerce landscape through his audacious innovation and intensely humanistic philosophy while founding Costco.

6. www.seattletimes.com › business › retailCostco co-founder Jim Sinegal bids goodbye at shareholder ...

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   Jan 30, 2018 · Jim Sinegal, who co-founded Costco Wholesale as a single warehouse on Fourth Avenue, bowed out of his remaining formal role at the company that now runs 746 stores around the world.

7. www.seattletimes.com › business › retiring-ceo-ofRetiring CEO of Costco takes a look back on his legacy

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   Dec 17, 2011 · On New Year’s Eve, Costco Wholesale co-founder Jim Sinegal will step down as CEO. He will hand off the job he loves and his open-walled office to Craig Jelinek, a veteran Costco executive...

8. www.seattletimes.com › business › costcos-colorfulCostco’s colorful CEO, co-founder Jim Sinegal to retire

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   Sep 1, 2011 · Even when Costco Wholesale co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jim Sinegal talks about leaving the company he built into the country’s third-largest retailer, he exudes his quirky mix of...

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   Jul 31, 2013 · In love with retail since his first job as a bagger in 1954, Sinegal co-founded Costco and served as president and CEO of the retail giant from 1983 until his retirement in January 2012. In...