• Costco Wholesale Corp. announced December 2005 sales of $6.37 billion, up 10 percent from the $5.77 billion recorded during the same period a year ago. Same-store sales for the company were up seven percent, with US same-store sales up six percent and international same-store sales up eight percent.
For the first eighteen weeks of its fiscal year ended January 1, 2006, Costco reported net sales of $20.22 billion, an increase of 11 percent from $18.17 billion during the similar 18-week period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales for the company during the 18 weeks were up eight percent (eight percent in the US, and nine percent in its international stores).
For the first eighteen weeks of its fiscal year ended January 1, 2006, Costco reported net sales of $20.22 billion, an increase of 11 percent from $18.17 billion during the similar 18-week period of the prior fiscal year. Same-store sales for the company during the 18 weeks were up eight percent (eight percent in the US, and nine percent in its international stores).
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