Costco is firing on all cylinders - and shoppers are loving it
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Costco is firing on all cylinders - and shoppers are loving it
"That's over 7,000 pies per warehouse over a three-day period,"
"The success of our new warehouse expansion has allowed us to consistently drive top-line revenue well in excess of our comparable sales and gain significant market share,"
Net sales for the quarter reached $65.98 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year. US comparable sales rose 5.9%, driven by a 2.6% traffic increase and a 3.2% transaction-size gain. Holiday activity set records for US warehouses, with 358,000 whole pizzas sold for Halloween and more than 4.5 million pies in the three days before Thanksgiving. Memberships increased by over 5% to nearly 146 million cardholders. The company operates 923 warehouses worldwide, including 633 in the US. New warehouse openings now generate annualized sales exceeding $190 million per warehouse, versus $150 million two years earlier. A lawsuit seeks refunds for tariffs paid under President Donald Trump's executive order.
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