For its fiscal January, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted net sales of $22.08 billion, up from $21.13 billion in the year-previous month. With the effects of fuel prices and currency exchange excluded, comparable sales gained 3.4%, with those in the United States up 2.2%,...
Costco Wholesale Corp. came out ahead of an analyst estimate for its first quarter as earnings and comps gained with help from nonfoods. Costco reported that net income was $1.59 billion, or $3.58 per diluted share, versus $1.36 billion, or $3.07 per diluted share, in...
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...