International Business News - Costco http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Costco Wholesale Corp beat analyst expectations after posting a lower fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, suggesting an improvement in the weak U.S. retail environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/221930-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091007/costco-profit-beats-street.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091007/costco-profit-beats-street.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:56:02 EDT Costco Wholesale Corp on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected 2 percent fall in August same-store sales, in a sign that the impact of the financial crisis is waning on U.S. consumer spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219700-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/costco-august-same-store-sales-fallpct.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/costco-august-same-store-sales-fallpct.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:00:17 EDT