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      "text": "PriceSmart Inc. is a membership-based warehouse-club retailer selling value-oriented merchandise, including food, prepared foods, medicines, household and durable goods, and offering member services such as online shopping and delivery. Its operations span 12 countries across Central America, the Caribbean and South America, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands. [P138678736][P39386906][P47984765]\n\nPriceSmart’s stated mission is to provide members an outstanding shopping experience, with high-quality merchandise and services at the lowest possible prices. The company reported approximately $5.27 billion in total revenue and more than 12,000 employees for fiscal 2025; it reported 58 warehouse clubs as of September 1, 2026. [https://investors.pricesmart.com/overview/default.aspx][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2025/PRICESMART-ANNOUNCES-FISCAL-2025-FOURTH-QUARTER-OPERATING-RESULTS-AND-PLANS-FOR-THIRD-AND-FOURTH-WAREHOUSE-CLUBS-IN-JAMAICA/][https://s202.q4cdn.com/888601813/files/doc_financials/2025/ar/PRICESMART-INC-_10K_2025_ARS.pdf][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2026/PriceSmart-Announces-Earnings-Release-and-Conference-Call-Details-for-the-Fourth-Quarter-of-Fiscal-2026-and-Opening-of-Tenth-Warehouse-Club-in-Costa-Rica/default.aspx]\n[P138678736][P39386906][P47984765][https://investors.pricesmart.com/overview/default.aspx][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2025/PRICESMART-ANNOUNCES-FISCAL-2025-FOURTH-QUARTER-OPERATING-RESULTS-AND-PLANS-FOR-THIRD-AND-FOURTH-WAREHOUSE-CLUBS-IN-JAMAICA/][https://s202.q4cdn.com/888601813/files/doc_financials/2025/ar/PRICESMART-INC-_10K_2025_ARS.pdf][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2026/PriceSmart-Announces-Earnings-Release-and-Conference-Call-Details-for-the-Fourth-Quarter-of-Fiscal-2026-and-Opening-of-Tenth-Warehouse-Club-in-Costa-Rica/default.aspx][https://investors.pricesmart.com/overview/default.aspx][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2025/PRICESMART-ANNOUNCES-FISCAL-2025-FOURTH-QUARTER-OPERATING-RESULTS-AND-PLANS-FOR-THIRD-AND-FOURTH-WAREHOUSE-CLUBS-IN-JAMAICA/][https://s202.q4cdn.com/888601813/files/doc_financials/2025/ar/PRICESMART-INC-_10K_2025_ARS.pdf][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2026/PriceSmart-Announces-Earnings-Release-and-Conference-Call-Details-for-the-Fourth-Quarter-of-Fiscal-2026-and-Opening-of-Tenth-Warehouse-Club-in-Costa-Rica/default.aspx]",
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      "text": "PriceSmart sells grocery and household consumables alongside non-consumable merchandise, including apparel, health and seasonal products, electronics and appliances. Its food assortment includes bakery, meat, poultry, seafood, frozen foods, dairy, beverages, snacks and grains. Selection varies by market; the company describes its merchandising approach as emphasizing curated assortments, limited product variations and large pack sizes. [P138679027][P75580544][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/grocery-aisle]\n\nIts Member’s Selection® private-label range spans pantry staples and household essentials. Examples listed in PriceSmart catalogs include 500 g packages of Premium Excelso roasted ground coffee described as 100% Colombian Arabica, 2 L organic extra-virgin olive oil, and paper towels sold as eight units/200 sheets and described as 100% virgin pulp. Private-label products represented 26.7% of net merchandise sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2026. [P138679087][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/members-selection][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-aw/product/Members-Selection-Premium-Excelso-Roasted-Ground-Coffee-500-g-1-10-lb-343211/343211][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-TT/product/Members-Selection-Organic-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil-2L-67-oz-388073/388073][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-CO/product/Members-Selection-Strong-and-Absorbent-Paper-Towels-8-Units-200-Sheets-324768/324768]\n\nMember services include shopping through clubs, the website and mobile app, with home delivery and curbside pickup via Click & Go®. In select markets, PriceSmart also offers optical services, including free eye exams and eyeglass frames, audiology and hearing aids, and pharmacy services. [P138679028][P138679083]\n[P138679027][P75580544][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/grocery-aisle][P138679087][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/members-selection][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-aw/product/Members-Selection-Premium-Excelso-Roasted-Ground-Coffee-500-g-1-10-lb-343211/343211][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-TT/product/Members-Selection-Organic-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil-2L-67-oz-388073/388073][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-CO/product/Members-Selection-Strong-and-Absorbent-Paper-Towels-8-Units-200-Sheets-324768/324768][P138679028][P138679083][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/grocery-aisle][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-PA/members-selection][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-aw/product/Members-Selection-Premium-Excelso-Roasted-Ground-Coffee-500-g-1-10-lb-343211/343211][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-TT/product/Members-Selection-Organic-Extra-Virgin-Olive-Oil-2L-67-oz-388073/388073][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-CO/product/Members-Selection-Strong-and-Absorbent-Paper-Towels-8-Units-200-Sheets-324768/324768]",
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      "text": "As of May 31, 2026, PriceSmart operated 57 clubs across 12 countries and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Colombia (10), Costa Rica (9), Panama (7), Guatemala (7), the Dominican Republic (6), Trinidad (4), El Salvador (4), Honduras (3), Nicaragua (2), Jamaica (2), Aruba (1), Barbados (1), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (1). [P138678736]\n\nFor fiscal 2025, net merchandise sales were $5.151 billion: $3.127 billion (60.7%) in Central America, $1.419 billion (27.6%) in the Caribbean, and $605.1 million (11.7%) in Colombia. These are regional segment figures rather than country-level revenue. [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180326000028/psmt-20260531.htm]\n\nPriceSmart’s principal executive office is in San Diego, California. Its U.S. headquarters, buying operations, and support-service-center offices are in the United States; regional distribution centers are in Miami and Costa Rica, alongside local centers in markets where it operates multiple clubs. [P138678651] [P138679036]\n[P138678736][P138678651][P138679036][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180326000028/psmt-20260531.htm]",
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      "text": "PriceSmart reports four geographic operating/reportable segments: United States Operations, Central American Operations, Caribbean Operations, and Colombia Operations. The segments are based on general geographic location. The United States segment covers corporate offices, buying operations, and distribution centers; the company’s member-facing warehouse clubs operate in Latin America and the Caribbean. [P74612643][P57338415]\n\nFor FY2025, external-customer revenue was $15.5 million for United States Operations (approximately 0.3% of consolidated revenue), $3,192.2 million for Central American Operations (60.6%), $1,443.1 million for Caribbean Operations (27.4%), and $619.3 million for Colombia Operations (11.8%). Shares are approximate and calculated against consolidated external-customer revenue of $5,270.1 million. [T3070343][T3070343][T3070343][T3070343][T3070343]\n[P74612643][P57338415][T3070343][T3070343][T3070343][T3070343][T3070343]",
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      "text": "PriceSmart traces its origins to The Price Company, founded by Sol and Robert Price in 1976, whose Price Club warehouse-club business later merged with Costco in 1993. PriceSmart was founded in 1996 to develop warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean and South America; following a spin-off from Price Enterprises, it became a separately publicly traded company in 1997. [https://investors.pricesmart.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx][P138679025][https://investors.pricesmart.com/investor-overview/default.aspx]\n\nThe company expanded from Panama into Central America and the Caribbean around the turn of the century, adding operations in countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua. In 2011–2012, it entered South America with its first club in Barranquilla, Colombia. [https://www.pricesmart.com/en-pa/30th-anniversary] In a later leadership transition, Robert Price became executive chairman on August 31, 2025, and David Price succeeded him as CEO effective September 1, 2025. [https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2025/PriceSmart-Announces-CEO-Transition-Plan/default.aspx]\n[P138679025][https://investors.pricesmart.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx][https://investors.pricesmart.com/investor-overview/default.aspx][https://www.pricesmart.com/en-pa/30th-anniversary][https://investors.pricesmart.com/news/news-details/2025/PriceSmart-Announces-CEO-Transition-Plan/default.aspx]",
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