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Costco Wholesale Corp.

  • Costco in Mesa, Ariz. Evacuated Due to Freon Cloud

    MESA, Ariz. -- A Costco store here was evacuated late Monday after a refrigeration unit leak created a Freon cloud. Up to 500 people were evacuated from the store.

  • Costco Sees Strong Comps Across Fresh Foods

    ISSAQUAH, Wash -- All fresh food categories are doing well at warehouse club retailer Costco Wholesale Corp., with produce leading the way with a mid-teen increase in comparable sales in the month of December, according to spokesperson Bob Nelson, who spoke during an investor conference call yesterday.

  • COVER STORY: Know your enemy

    Some are painfully obvious, others will blindside you. But nontraditional competition means much more than Wal-Mart, and each grocer must decide which suspects most bear watching.

  • FEATURE: The retail newsmakers

    Progressive Grocer places bets on which operators will merit headlines in 2006.

  • 'Block & Tackle' Retailing Drives Profits at Costco

    ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Strong retailing basics helped drive profits in the fiscal 2006 first quarter at Costco Wholesale Corp., according to c.f.o. Richard Galanti, who spoke during the retailer's Q1 2006 investor's conference call yesterday.

  • Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange Program Expands to All Major Departments

    ISSIQUAH, Wash. -- Following a successful pilot earlier this year, warehouse club retailer Costco Wholesale and marketing information company Information Resources, Inc. have fully deployed the Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX) program across Costco's major food and nonfood departments in the United States.

  • Nov. Same-store Sales Up at Leading Mass, Club Retailers

    BENTONVILLE, Ark., ISSAQUAH, Wash., MINNEAPOLIS and NATICK, Mass. -- The country's top mass retailers -- which also happen to be those giving many grocers a run for their money -- yesterday reported higher same-store sales for November.

  • INDEPENDENTS REPORT: Among friends

    Gathering in aid of the needy is what it's all about for consultant Bill Kies and his grocery industry colleagues.
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