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Food is taking on new dimensions at Costco, and even if a cursory glance at its recently released annual report might indicate otherwise, looks can be deceiving. Over the past [...]

Costco will continue to expand operations, even though the cost of opening new stores -- including 18 gasoline stations -- has taken a bite out of profits for the Issaquah, [...]

The competitive bar in the membership club industry was pushed to new heights in 1999 as Costco and Sam's Club went head to head for market share. Industry sales, spurred [...]

NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT Bradlees: John Friedman, coo, bought 20,000 shares May 30 at $4.04, now owns [...]

The trend of an increasing percentage of retail sales being concentrated among fewer and larger operators shows no sign of abating with North America's largest retail companies continuing to get [...]

The warehouse club business is still one market where the world's largest retailer is in second place. While Sam's numerically has more clubs than market leader Costco, Sam's generates less [...]

BELLEVUE, WASH. -- Costco president and ceo Jim Sinegal delivered mostly good news to a standing-room-only crowd of several hundred people who were packed into a large hotel conference room [...]

It was a record year for the top three players in the membership club industry, with Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's increasing their sales by more than 10%. The strategy [...]

Costco Wholesale Corp. posted a rise of 9% in its net income for the fiscal second-quarter ending February 17, 2002. The company, helped by a strong rise in sales, posted $192.6 million (221.5 million euros) in net income for the period.

BELLEVUE, WASH. -- Costco ceo Jim Sinegal dismissed suggestions that the warehouse club sector is becoming saturated and said Costco would continue its aggressive expansion in 2004 and into the [...]

ISSAQUAH, WASH. -- Doing business in California has its good points and drawbacks and Costco Corp. experienced both the first two months of this year. California stores helped the chain [...]

SAN FRANCISCO - The top brass at Costco Corp. told shareholders to expect another year of record growth in 2002 despite an ongoing recession that's forced many retailers to put [...]

Costco's 2Q net income fell 5% to $182.1 million, or 39 cents per share. Sales rose 8% to $9.92 billion. Same store sales for the quarter increased [...]

Costco Wholesale Corp.'s 1Q sales increased 9% to $9.01 billion. Same store sales increased 4%. Net income for the quarter ended Nov. 24 increased 12% to $145.7 million, or 31 [...]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Merrill Lynch on Friday upgraded Costco from 'neutral' to 'buy.' Costco's same-store sales increase of 6 percent in August 'allayed our concerns that Costco would face comp [...]

ISSAQUAH. Wash. -- Costco's third quarter net income rose 24 percent to $130.4 million, or 28 cents per diluted share. According to Thomson Financial/First Call, analysts consensus estimate was 27 [...]

Costco Wholesale Corp.'s 3Q net income rose 24% to $130.4 million, or 28 cents per diluted share. According to Thomson Financial/First Call, analysts' consensus estimate for the quarter was 27 [...]

February sales performances Total Same-store monthly % increase Same-store Pharmacy $ sales over sales sales Company in billions last year % increase % increase Wal-Mart (1) $11.11 18.6% 11.0% NA [...]

NEW YORK--In a report issued Friday, Merrill Lynch analyst Dan Barry said Costco's recent 7 percent same-store sales gain in the second quarter is indicative of the warehouse club's 'strength [...]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. yesterday reported that sales for the second quarter ended Feb. 17 rose 13 percent to $9.21 billion. Net income rose 9 percent to $192.6 [...]

December sales performances Total Same-store monthly % increase Same-store pharmacy $ sales over sales sales Company in billions last year % increase % increase Wal-Mart (1) $18.13 16.6% 8.2% NA [...]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Costco's earnings were flat in the first quarter, but membership fees rose 23 percent from a year ago to $169.5 million and same-store sales rose 5 percent. [...]

Costco reported first quarter earnings were flat versus the year-ago period. Income for the period ended Nov. 25 was $129.7 million, or 28 cents per diluted share, versus $129.5 million, [...]

November sales performances Total Same-store monthly % increase Same-store pharmacy $ sales over sales sales Company in billions last year % increase % increase Wal-Mart (1) $12.40 12.7% 4.5% NA [...]

October '01 Sales, Selected Retailers (in millions) Retailer Oct.'01 Oct. '00 % Chg. Same Store Sales Sales from '00 Sales % Chg. Wal-Mart (1) $10,443.0 $9,131.0 14.4 6.3 Target (2) [...]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sears Roebuck and Co., Dayton Hudson and Costco Companies are among several large retailers that exceeded billion dollars in consolidated sales during 1996. Wal-Mart reported $104.9 billion, exceeding the combined sales of the ten top retailers. Dayton Hudson sales were $25.371 billion, while Costco sales were $19.214 billion. Consolidated sales at Sears were 38,236 billion. International expansion, development of supercenters and acquisitions including diversification contributed to the sales growth., NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The development of supercenters, international expansion, diversification and acquisition continued to fuel growth for some of North America's largest retailers while others struggled to find their [...]

Analysts have closely tracked the huge impact Costco has had on the grocery industry in recent years but have paid scant attention to the chain's pharmacy operations. As the chain [...]

ISSAQUAH, WASH. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. ended its fiscal year on a high note with a 30% increase in net income for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 1. The 401-store [...]

Costco Wholesale used as a benchmark the discount shopping center Target when pricing its recent $300 million five-year bond offering, as Costco's bonds were priced at $99.796 yielding 5.5%, while [...]

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. ANNOUNCES FISCAL 1989 RESULTS KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ-NMS: COST) today reported record sales and earnings for the company's 1989 fiscal year [...]