Parlez-Vous Costco? U.S. Retail Giant Brings Bulk Brie to France.

U.S. Retail Giant Brings Bulk Brie to France That's spooked investors -- Costco's shares have barely budged this year despite solid sales growth -- and put more pressure on stores outside the U.S., which account for about 28 percent of Costco's $129 billion in revenue. Memberships started small at the first French Costco -- 10,000, below the 30,000 that Costco typically gets. [Extracted from the article]