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Costco and Other Warehouse Clubs Are Still Cruising -- For Now

The warehouse club sector has done pretty well in the recession, but there is one thing to worry about, eventually: Its dependence on membership fees. On the surface, all looks well. Setting aside gasoline sales, Costco's comparable-store sales in the past quarter rose three percent. Gas is...

Tags: BJ, Costco Wholesale Corp., Membership Fee, Mike Duff, Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Warehouse Club Sector

Blog posts 2008-12-05

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Whole Foods Settles Suit, Retailing Sighs with Relief

Whole Foods' settlement of the Federal Trade Commission anti-trust suit over its acquisition of the Wild Oats chain will be a relief to the entire retail industry, which has been concerned about just what the FTC was up to during then entire case. To settle with the...

Tags: Whole Foods, FTC, Food & Beverage, Litigation, Retail, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Mike Duff

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Wal-Mart Steps Up Exploration of Russia

Wal-Mart, it seems, it taking another step toward entering the retail sector in Russia. The company has registered as a legal entity in the country â€" establishing a subsidiary dubbed WM Eastern Europe Holdings -- and joined a local trade organization, the Russian Association of Retail Trade...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Russia, Credit Squeeze, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Mike Duff

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Top Discounters, Costco Dominate GM Market

NEW YORK -- Mass market general merchandise retailing is overwhelmingly astory of the dominance of national chains, and of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. above all. The regional discount store operators that once played a major role in the segment are largely gone, with only a few having a limited impact in...

Tags: Costco Wholesale Corp., General Motors Corp., K Mart, Leadership, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2001-06-25

Nurdin sells discount arm to Sainsbury

BY MARTIN FLANAGAN Nurdin & Peacock, the cash and carry operator, has turned a somersault by quitting its lossmaking US-style discount warehouse business, Cargo Club, one year after a much-trumpeted entry into the market. J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, has paid a total of pounds...

Tags: J Sainsbury Plc.

Research articles 1995-03-22