Placer: Visit Duration Critical To Costco’s Holiday Gains
To store traffic tracker Placer.ai, evaluating Costco’s holiday results requires looking back through the full year 2020. The tale has a stellar ending.
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Analysis: September Sales Bode Well For Holidays
September retail sales results hold positive prospects for the holiday season, according to Deborah Weinswig, CEO and founder of Coresight Research and Alex Fitzgerald, a principal in the consumer practice at Kearney, a global management consulting firm.
Costco Posts Double Digit September Comp Gains
With consumers continuing to favor the company in a market influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Costco posted a 16.9% net sales increase for the five-week fiscal month of September ended October 5 to $16.84 billion.
Costco Posts 5.6% September Comp Increase
For the five weeks ended October 6, Costco posted a comparable sales gain of 5.6% from the period a year earlier with the effects of changes in fuel and foreign exchange prices excluded.
Prosper: November Consumers Wary
Consumer sentiment remained unchanged in early November from early October, according to Prosper Insights & Analytics, with 42.7% of consumers saying they were confident or very confident in the prospects for the economy.
Fred’s Comps Slide In September
For the five-week fiscal month of September, Fred’s posted a comparable store sales decline of 4.9% versus the month last year. Total sales for September slipped 5.5% to $199.9 million from the previous month last year.
Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Best Since Recession
The Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index improved in September after gaining in August, and now rates the strongest since the recession.
Prosper: Consumers Slightly More Cautious On Halloween Spending
Consumer confidence slipped slightly month over month, with respondents to the Prosper Insights & Analytics October survey slightly more wary…
Costco Sales Gain In September
For the five-week month of September ended October 4, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted net sales of $10.75 billion, an increase…
Fred’s Gains In September Despite Southeast Floods
For the five-week fiscal month of September, Fred’s posted a comparable store sales increase of 4.2% versus the month last…
Conn’s Advances September Comps
In September, Conn’s recorded comparable store sales gains for furniture and mattress, and home appliances, but those for consumer electronics…
Prosper: Consumer Confidence Gains In September
According to Prosper Insight & Analytics, consumer confidence in September 2014 reached its highest level since October 2007. The market…
Rite Aid Front End Sales Gain In September
September sales at Rite Aid rose 4.5% as the drug store chain also reported solid growth in comparable store sales.…
Conair Launches ‘First’ Brushless Motor Hair Dryer To Mass Retail
Conair announced it is launching the 3Q, billed as the first brushless motor hair dryer available at mass retail. The…
Walgreen’s Posts 8% September Sales Gain
Walgreens has posted a September sales gain of 8% to $5.92 billion versus the month a year ago. The company…
Rite Aid September Front End Comps Slip Slightly
For September, Rite Aid Corp. reported a comparable store sales increase of 1.9% over last year’s month. September front-end comps,…