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

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   Sep 16, 2020 · 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...

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     Berges Lecture Series: James Sinegal, Co-Founder and Director of Costco Corporation

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jeffrey_BrotmanJeffrey Brotman - Wikipedia

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   In 1982, Brotman co-founded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart. He served as chairman from the company's inception until his death, except during a stretch from 1993 to 1994 when he was vice chairman. In 2017, Costco operated 736 warehouse stores.

   • Children: 2
   • Born: Jeffrey Hart Brotman, September 27, 1942, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

   • Alma mater: University of Washington
   • Known for: Co-founder and chairman of Costco

4. www.msn.com › en-us › moneyThe history of Costco: How Jim Sinegal went from grocery ...

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   The first store operated under the Costco label was opened in Seattle on Sept. 15, 1983, by Sinegal and another career retailer, Jeff Brotman. A month later, the pair opened a second warehouse in ...

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   Who were Jim Sinegal & Jeffrey Brotman?

   • All of the above! ISSAQUAH, Wash. (Fortune Small Business) -- Jim Sinegal was a former Price Club executive. Jeffrey Brotman was a lawyer who had returned from a trip to Paris with a vision of importing a retail concept the French embraced. In 1983 they opened the first Costco, in Seattle.

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   Did Brotman and Sinegal go into business together?

   • Despite not knowing one another, Brotman cold-called Sinegal and proposed that they go into business together. Sinegal was 46 years old at the time, per San Diego State University. According to Sinegal, the "crowds weren't overwhelming" when Costco first opened, but "business built up" gradually.

   Meet Costco Cofounder Jim Sinegal: Life, Career, Family - Business Insider

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   Who is Jeff Brotman?

   • Courtesy of Costco Wholesale Costco's other cofounder, Jeff Brotman, was an attorney by trade but was inspired to enter the wholesale retail space after seeing a similar store during a trip to France, Business Insider previously reported. Despite not knowing one another, Brotman cold-called Sinegal and proposed that they go into business together.

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   How much did Costco CEO Jim Sinegal make?

   • Costco CEO Jim Sinegal smiles at a reopening of a Costco store in Redwood City, California in October 2009. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma Sinegal took a $350,000 salary during his tenure at Costco — far below the industry standard $1 million for Fortune 100 CEOs at the time, according to The Washington Post.

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6. magazine.washington.edu › feature › jeff-brotmanCostco co-founder Jeff Brotman put people and principles ...

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   With those ideas in mind, Brotman sought out Jim Sinegal, who already had a reputation in the wholesale club business, to join him. “We hit it off immediately,” says Sinegal. “He was so much more than a business partner.” They first financed the new operation with their own money.

7. www.seattletimes.com › business › retailDeath of Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman, 74, ‘a complete ...

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   Aug 1, 2017 · The man with whom he created that retail juggernaut, Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, said Tuesday that “over 35 years, he became not just a business partner but a confidante, a...

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9. money.cnn.com › 2009/08/14 › smallbusinessPriced to grow: How Costco got started - Aug. 17, 2009

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   Aug 14, 2009 · ISSAQUAH, Wash. (Fortune Small Business) -- Jim Sinegal was a former Price Club executive. Jeffrey Brotman was a lawyer who had returned from a trip to Paris with a vision of importing a...

10. www.businessinsider.in › Here&Jim Sinegal and Jeff Brotman first dreamed up the idea for ...

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    Jim Sinegal and Jeff Brotman first dreamed up the idea for Costco Wholesale in 1982. The late Brotman was an attorney, who was inspired to open a European-style wholesaler after taking a...