ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. warned yesterday that its quarterly earnings would miss expectations because of rising costs for everything from meat to employee health care, sending its stock down nearly 19 percent.
CHICAGO -- Target Stores has surpassed Sears, Roebuck & Co. as the nation's fourth-largest retailer, according to a list released this week by the National Retail Federation's Stores magazine.
ISSAQUAH, Wash -- Costco Wholesale Corporation announced today its operating results for the third quarter (12 weeks) and the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2003, ended May 11, 2003.
A high-flyer of the Nineties, the chain has been stung by competition, the economy, and its own acquisitions. Now it's focusing on business fundamentals to revitalize its top and bottom lines.
MARTINEZ, Calif. - Contra Costa County in California is considering a ban on super-sized retailers such as Wal-Mart that sell major nonfood items alongside grocery items, reports the Contra Costa Times.
NATICK, Mass. - The website Daily Deal reported on Thursday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a bid to buy BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., the Natick, Mass.-based chain that operates about 140 club stores.
NEW YORK - With 2002 revenues of nearly $250 billion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. topped the Fortune 500 ranking of the nation's largest companies for the second consecutive year
ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday reported that its profit dropped 5.4 percent in the second quarter, even though revenue jumped 7.8 percent.
