Costco Wholesale (COST) March Comps Rise 6%

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports March Sales Results

April 5, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

ISSAQUAH, Wash., April 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $11.64 billion for the month of March, the five weeks ended April 2, 2017, an increase of nine percent from $10.71 billion during the similar period last year. This years total reflects one additional sales day due to the timing of Easter, which positively impacted net and comparable sales by an estimated one to one and one-half percent.

For the thirty-one weeks ended April 2, 2017, the Company reported net sales of $72.82 billion, an increase... More