Costco (COST) January Comps Rise 6%, or 2.9% Ex-Gas

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports January Sales Results

February 7, 2018 9:00 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, Wash., Feb. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $12.24 billion for the month of January, the five weeks ended February 4, 2018, an increase of 8.4 percent from $11.29 billion last year.

For the first twenty-two weeks of fiscal year 2018, the Company reported net sales of $58.30 billion, an increase of 11.6 percent from $52.26 billion last year.

This years five-week January retail-month had one fewer shopping day versus last year, due to the calendar shift of New Years Day. This negatively impacted... More