Costco Wholesale Corp.

St. Paul, Minn. -- SPS Commerce, a provider of hosted supply chain integration services for the retail industry, today announced continued growth in the grocery sector with the addition of 10 grocery retailers to its network during the third quarter of 2003.

CHICAGO - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union said on Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with warehouse club operator Costco Wholesale Corp. covering about 3,500 employees on the East Coast, Reuters reports.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Flexing its muscle in an increasingly crowded Twin Cities grocery market, Cub Foods said Tuesday it will have 50 metro-area stores by early 2005.

YONKERS, N.Y. -- To help consumers sort through the growing options and make the best grocery-shopping decisions, Consumer Reports (CR) surveyed more than 25,000 readers about their experiences at 52 chain stores.

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.