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...
by Mike Duff | Dec 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
Baby Boomers account for 33.7% of sales in the United States, down 10 points since 2020, but they still are a formidable consumer generation. The ongoing Numerator Generations Hub study of verified purchase and survey data indicated Boomer income levels skew lower...
by Mike Duff | Dec 8, 2025 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported November net sales of $23.64 billion versus $21.87 billion for the month a year earlier. Year over year, Costco comparable sales, excluding gas price and foreign exchange impact, were up 6.4%, with comps for operations in the United...
