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The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Sales Delight No matter how you slice it, Costco had a good holiday season. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Phil Wohl	BJ's Domestic Push Third-largest wholesale club operator focusing on domestic improvements. Merchandising and operational improvements helped push third-quarter earnings of $0.33 per share above the analysts' consensus estimate.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Costco Bulks Up The warehouse retailer's latest same-store sales numbers look good around the world. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Phil Wohl	Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Anders Bylund	Dueling Fools: Costco Bull Rebuttal Bulls think that Costco's present lack of geographic diversification only means there is much space remaining globally for it to grow into.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Costco Hangs Tough It's a good time to be a discount retailer.
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The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Intriguing Sales Trends Like Wal-Mart, Costco makes more money from fewer customer visits. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Bill Mann	Less Margin for Error at Costco Almost everything looks good for Costco. So, what was the problem with the retailer's second-quarter earnings report? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bulking Up at Costco Costco Wholesale was one of many retailers that reported a healthy increase in same-store sales in May today.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Costco Succeeds Where Rivals Falter The warehouse retailer's sales put it ahead of the pack.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Ron Gross	The Power of Earnings: Costco Interestingly, Costco's current stock price appears to be relying on growth more than other companies in the discount retailing industry.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Mac Greer	Video: How Costco Keeps Its Customers Just how far will Costco go to keep its customers as it battles it out with competitors like Wal-Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Target? In this third of three video installments, Costco CEO Jim Sinegal talks about keeping customers happy.
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The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dueling Fools: Costco Bull Rebuttal With the future so bright -- and the company so well-run, so successful, and so focused on long-term success over the course of its history -- investors are cautioned not to underestimate Costco.
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The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Costco Bear It's close, but Costco is ultimately a no-go for investors.
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The Motley Fool January 5, 2011 Brian Stoffel	An International Stock for Your Watchlist Costco spin-off Pricesmart deserves a place on your watchlist because it gives you international exposure while banking on a growing baby-boomer trend.
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The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Alyce Lomax	No March Mishaps at Costco Consumers treat the warehouse discounter well in March. Its a solid company with the capability of weathering various economic conditions.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2011 John Maxfield	This Stock Could Make You Millions While Wall Street rejects Costco as the "world's largest co-op," it stacks up staggering returns for shareholders.
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The Motley Fool November 21, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Don't Buy BJ's in Bulk The warehouse retailer's trailing P/E of 15 is intriguing, but the company isn't as cheap as it looks.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Anders Bylund	Conservative Costco Adjusts to Reality A warranty and technical help complement its new, more reasonable return policy.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Costco Bear The wares in Costco's warehouse superstores may be cheap, but the stock is anything but.
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The Motley Fool December 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Comparison-Shop for Your Next Stock Weighing a company against its rivals can tell you a lot. Let's see how BJ's Wholesale Club measures up against Costco.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Steven Mallas	Should You Join BJ's Club? BJ's is getting interesting, but are investors ready to buy?
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Jim Fink	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Costco Efficiency and growth make Costco a retailing blue chip.
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The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Right on Target The retailer's September sales are poised to be an improvement over the previous two months. Unfortunately for investors, retailers are not tremendously over- or undervalued.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Salad Days at BJ's Many consumers are buying in bulk at BJ's.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's Big News Bonanza In advance of earnings, analysts expect the discount retailer BJ's Wholesale Club to both grow sales and have a nice rise in profits.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Aimee Duffy	Costco's 1-2 Gas Pump Punch Gas is the hero of wholesale.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	BJ's Continues Climb The warehouse club is leveraging grocery sales and rising gas prices.
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The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 Alyce Lomax	A Costly Loss for Costco? When a CEO's this good, it's scary to say goodbye.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2009 Mac Greer	Video: How Costco's CEO Sizes Up the Competition Costco CEO Jim Sinegal recently stopped by The Motley Fool to talk about his supersized business. In this first of three video installments, Sinegal talks about one way he checks out his competitors.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2011 John Maxfield	Costco Definitely Does Not Disappoint Costco's latest earnings release proves that good businesses grow in hard times.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Dueling Fools: Costco Bear The bears think it's wise to steer clear of Costco at the moment, given the recent valuation, and the retail environment.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Bill Mann	Costco's Warehousing Money Operational efficiencies and a booming top line fuel Costco's amazing run. There should be good things to come for its shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Whatever You Do, Don't Ditch Costco Ignore the bears and stick by this gold-standard retailer.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Anders Bylund	Dueling Fools: Costco Bull The bulls think Costco is an innovator within a mature industry, having superior management, a corporate culture worthy of praise and emulation, and a highly effective growth engine.
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