by Mike Duff | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As President Donald Trump imposes a new 15% tariff despite a United States Supreme Court ruling against the legal justification he used to impose sweeping global duties, the view moving forward remains murky about refunds many excise payers now expect. A recent...
by Mike Duff | Feb 5, 2026 | Retail Articles
January net sales at Costco Wholesale Corp. reached $21.33 billion, up from $19.51 billion year over year, as comparable sales increased across the business. Comparable sales for the month rose 6.8% in the United States, excluding the impact of gasoline prices and...
by Mike Duff | Jan 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
For December, Costco Wholesale Corp posted net sales of $29.86 billion, up 8.5% from the month a year previous. Comparable sales, without the effects of fuel and foreign exchange volatility, increased 6.2% with stores in the United States reporting a 6.3% gain, those...
by Chandler Harvey | Dec 19, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Gift cards are evolving into an entire class of payment. This will help change how consumers not only purchase goods and services but even how they handle what is, in essence, a form of money that is more closely tied to actual purchasing and, so, can provide...
by Mike Duff | Dec 12, 2025 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp. produced another round of solid results in its first quarter, posting gains across major merchandise segments, including Nonfoods. Net income for the quarter was $2 billion, or $4.50 per diluted share, versus $1.8 billion, or $4.04 per diluted...