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Costco currently operates 566 warehouses, including 413 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 77 in Canada, 21 in the United Kingdom, seven in Korea, six in Taiwan, nine in Japan, 32 in Mexico and one in Australia.
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01/11/2012
October same store sales: Costco, Macy's beat, Limited Brands misses
Retailers began posting same store sales for the month of October on Thursday, ending the fiscal period on Saturday - the day before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast.
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29/02/2012
Costco Q2 earnings up 13% as same-store sales rise
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) Wednesday reported a 13 percent jump in fiscal second-quarter earnings as the wholesale club operator reported better-than-expected revenue growth and strong same store sales growth.
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12/03/13
Costco posts 39% increase in quarterly profit -
12/12/12
Costco Q1 earnings beat estimates as total same-store sales rise 6% -
28/11/12
Costco pays $7 special dividend, November same-store sales up 6% -
10/10/12
Costco Q4 earnings beat estimates, shares rally -
14/06/12
Costco Wholesale buys out partner's stake in Mexican unit -
24/05/12
Costco Q3 profits up 19% -
08/12/11
Costco Q1 profits miss Street view despite boost in membership fees -
05/10/11
Costco's Q4 profit rises 11% but misses expectations, hikes membership fees -
25/05/11
Costco increases Q3 profit, revenue, but earnings disappoint -
07/04/11
Costco's same store sales in March grow 13%
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