For the fiscal month of January, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted net sales of $16.84 billion, a gain of 6.9% from the period a year earlier. With the effects of gasoline price and foreign exchange rate volatility excluded, company comparable store sales advanced by...
For the month of December, Costco reported net sales of $23.8 billion for the retail month of December, the five weeks ended January 1, up 7% year over year. Comparable sales, excluding the effects of fuel price and foreign exchange volatility, were up 6.4% in the...
Two measures of corporate responsibility have just emerged — one from S&P Dow Jones Indices and the other from Newsweek — and they each include a roll call of retailers. Only three retailers, however, are on both: Lowe’s Cos. Best Buy and Gap. The two social...
In May, Costco once again managed double-digit comparable sales increases and kept pace with online revenue gains posted this fiscal year. Company comparable sales, excluding the effects of fuel and foreign exchange rate volatility, increased 11.8% with the United...
Costco made a strong showing in March with double-digit comparable store gains. Costco comps without the effects of fuel price and foreign exchange volatility increased 12.2% in March year over year, with the United States up 12.7%, Canada up 12.2% and Other...
