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...Kroger accounted for 10.1 per cent, Albertsons had 6.4 per cent and Costco 9.2 per cent. Then there is the fast-growing online grocery space, which is dominated by Walmart and Amazon....
...Procter & Gamble, Colgate, Costco, Walmart, Apple: well managed all-weather companies. They all trade at very high P/E multiples and have quite moderate expected growth; they have high PEG ratios....
...The entry of Amazon, Costco and Walmart exacerbated the cut-throat competition....
...However, grocers such as Kroger and Albertsons are under increasing pressure from the likes of Amazon, Walmart and Costco....
...insolvency (FT) SoftBank backs away from part of planned WeWork bailout (WSJ) Morningstar flags ‘repeated failures’ of risk management at H2O (FT) France ready to nationalise virus-stricken companies (FT) Costco...
...Mr Squeri is “re-energising” the company after years when it lost co-branded credit card relationships with JetBlue and Costco and suffered from competition from the Chase Sapphire card....
...This approach has been taken by Costco, the membership-based US retailer where shoppers discover items at a hefty discount available for a limited period....
...Jet will not compete directly against it for market share, but will use its low prices to entice cost-conscious customers who drive to shop at places such as Costco, he and his investors say....
...will continue the consolidation that has changed the landscape for traditional supermarket operators amid greater competition from upscale chains such as Whole Foods Market, warehouse club operators like Costco...
...The grocery retail sector is crowded by players from warehouse club operators like Costco and discount shops such as Dollar General to upscale chains such as Whole Foods Market....
...Costco Wholesale , the discount retailer, reported that same-store sales were up 13 per cent in March, beating analysts’ expectations and sending the shares up 2.9 per cent to $76.41 over the week....
...Costco, the warehouse club, said its same-store sales in the US, excluding petrol sales, rose 4 per cent. Walmart, the largest US retailer, does not report monthly sales data....
...The news helped Walmart rise 1 per cent to $54.29 and Costco 0.8 per cent to $71.07....
...created by the emergence of the digital book market, and from intense competition in the physical book business from rivals including Amazon, the online retailer, and discounters including Walmart and Costco...
...Dresser is majority owned by funds managed by Riverstone Holdings LLC and First Reserve Corp. GE said the acquisition should contribute to its earnings next year....
...Warehouse club operator Costco tumbled 3.9 per cent to $58.03 after its April sales data came in slightly lower than expected, rising 11 per cent versus average analyst estimates of a gain of 11.2 per cent...
...As a small, unknown start-up, says Mr Lore, “we couldn’t buy direct from the manufacturers, so we had to buy from Costco and BJ’s [the discount, bulk-sales warehouse clubs]”....
...Costco reported an 8 per cent sales gain for the period, topping a forecast of a 6.1 per cent rise....
...like to buy quality on the cheap, we began investing in a range of blue-chip stocks last year and accumulated positions in Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Anheuser-Busch, Wendy’s, Costco...
...Among retailers, Costco, the bulk food club, fell 1.6 per cent to $48.10 as earnings fell short of analysts' forecasts. Discount rivals Wal-Mart and Target were also lower....
...For example, Jim Sinegal, chief executive of Costco, the warehouse club retailer, has signed on to support Mr Kerry while his company's main competitor, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has become...
...Russell Simmons, Chairman, President and CEO, Rush Communications James Sinegal, President and CEO, Costco Wholesale David B....
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