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Costco Starts Summer Strong With Higher July Comps

Costco Starts Summer Strong With Higher July Comps

by Mike Duff | Aug 8, 2025 | Retail Articles

Summer started out well for Costco, which posted solid sales and comparable sales increases in July. Net sales were $20.89 billion versus $19.26 billion in the same month a year previous. Comparable sales, excluding the effects of fuel prices and foreign exchange rate...
J.D. Power Study Reveals Which Retailers Should Benefit from Drug Store Closures

J.D. Power Study Reveals Which Retailers Should Benefit from Drug Store Closures

by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2025 | Retail Articles

Drug store closures will bring more available store space into the real estate market while having having a competitive effect beyond providing retailers with new location opportunities, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Pharmacy Study. Mass merchants and...
Costco Starts Summer Strong With Higher July Comps

Costco Comps Continued Gains Across Globe in June

by Mike Duff | Jul 10, 2025 | Retail Articles

Costco Wholesale Corp., for the five weeks of fiscal June, reported net sales of $26.44 billion versus $24.48 billion a year earlier as comparable sales continued to rise. In the five-week June period, Costco comparable sales, excluding the effects of fuel and foreign...
Survey: Parents Plan Bigger Back-To-School Spend While Seeking Bargains

Survey: Parents Plan Bigger Back-To-School Spend While Seeking Bargains

by Mike Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Retail Articles

Parents plan to increase their spending for the return classrooms by 17.3% to $386 per child, with families expecting to begin shopping earlier and do more of that shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, according to a 2025 back-to-school survey conducted by commercial...
Costco Starts Summer Strong With Higher July Comps

Costco Names Barbre Comptroller After Posting May Sales Gains

by Mike Duff | Jun 11, 2025 | Retail Articles

In the aftermath of posting May sales gains, Costco Wholesale Corp. stated in a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that Dan Hines is retiring as senior vice president and corporate controller and principal accounting officer, and Tiffany...
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