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Crowds Force Costco To Shut Maiden China Store Early On Opening Day

US hypermarket chain Costco Wholesale Corp was forced to shut its first store in China early on its opening day on Tuesday, according to state media, after...

Costco Posts 7.9% Increase In Net Sales In July

Costco Wholesale Corp has posted a 7.9% year-on-year growth in net sales to $11.43 billion (€10.2 billion) in the four weeks ended 4 August 2019. T...

Costco Sees Net Sales Growth Of 7.5% In June

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales growth of 7.5% in June to $14.57 billion (€12.9 billion) from $13.55 billion (€12 billion) in the...

Costco Wholesale Sees Sales Up 5.9% In May

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $11.67 billion in May – an increase of 5.9% on last year’s $11.02 billion (€9.76 b...

Costco Looking At Alternative Sourcing, Price Hikes As Tariffs Loom

Costco Wholesale Corp reported quarterly profit and revenue that beat Wall Street estimates and said it would tackle the proposed round of tariffs on Chine...

Costco Beats Profit Estimates As Margin Pressures Ease

Costco Wholesale Corp whizzed past analysts' estimates for quarterly profit as the warehouse club operator's margins were lifted by a drop in gas prices an...

World's Top 250 Retailers Post Revenue Of $4.53 Trillion, Up 2.7%

The world's top 250 retailers posted an aggregate retail revenue of $4.53 trillion in full year 2017, up 2.7% on a year earlier, according to the latest Gl...

Costco Net Sales Rise 7.8% In December

Costco Wholesale Corporation has reported a 7.8% year-on-year increase in net sales, to $15.4 billion (€13.4 billion), for the five weeks ended 6 Janu...