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US retail giant Costco to set up global capability centre in India: Report
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US retailer Costco Wholesale Corp will open its first global capability centre (GCC) in India in Hyderabad, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters. The centre will initially employ 1,000 people and scale up eventually, sources said. Costco did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a comment.
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