BIO: Patrick Noone

Melbourne-born Patrick Noone is in his 26th year with Costco and has been managing director of Costco Australia since the retailer launched in Australia nearly a decade ago. Patrick started in retail with Woolworths supermarkets in 1978 in Melbourne, before relocating to Canada in 1985, where he continued to work larger retail businesses. He helped launch the membership warehouse retail concept in Canada while working for Price Club, which merged with Costco in 1993. Patrick managed a number of Costco Warehouses in Vancouver before returning to Australia

COMPANY PROFILE: Costco

In 2016, US membership warehouse discount retailer, Costco, is marking the 40th anniversary of its formation. The Washington state-based retailer opened the doors to its first Australian store at Docklands in Melbourne on August 17, 2009. Opening its second store less than two years later on July 21, 2011 in Auburn in western Sydney, Costco has now grown to eight Australian stores, in Victoria (three), NSW (two), and one each in Queensland, South Australia and the ACT.

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