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Costco Wholesale Corp

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Retail

Costco Beats on Earnings, Revenues a Little Light

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full year 2016 results after markets closed on Thursday. The big box club store posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.77…

Paul Ausick
12:05pm ET
Retail

What You Get From the 3 Costco Memberships

Unlike some big-box retailers and other retail giants, Costco charges an annual membership fee to be able to get into its stores. The memberships fall into three categories, each with appeal to…

Douglas A. McIntyre
10:15am ET
Retail

July Same-Store Sales Drop Nearly 2%

Retailers announced July U.S. same-store sales figures on Thursday morning. Research firm Retail Metrics expects a year-over-year decrease of 1.7% for the month, compared with its prior estimate for a drop of…

Paul Ausick
9:55am ET
Retail

A 7-Step Plan to Save Best Buy

Best Buy's domestic sales rose 24% in the most recent quarter, but that is just a start for a company that is in very deep trouble.

Douglas A. McIntyre
8:51am ET
Companies and Brands

Costco’s Funeral Business

Likely for the sake of offering every imaginable product or service to its members, Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) has a funeral business, comprised primarily of caskets, urns, and “keepsakes”. It’s a…

Douglas A. McIntyre
2:07pm ET
Retail

Outlook for June Retail Sales Dim

For the third consecutive month, retailers are forecast to a post same-store sales gain of 0.9%, 30 basis points below lower than first-quarter growth according to analysts at Retail Metrics. It would…

Paul Ausick
11:15am ET
Special Report

The Largest Company in Every State

America’s largest companies tend to be located in major metropolitan areas. New York City alone is home to the headquarters of more than 70 of U.S.’s 1,000 largest public companies, the most…

Steven M. Peters