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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 10:40AM Costco is consistently outperforming competitors like Wal-Mart and Target.
The warehouse discounter has reported quarter after quarter of great financial results. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart and Target are grappling with a lull in business.
Costco has a simple strategy for winning — concentrating on driving sales.
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Friday, June 7, 2013 at 2:22PM InterStratics is monitoring ongoing events relating to the Costco Canadian expansion program and will provide "as is" updates based on publicly disclosed information.
InterStratics Consultants Inc. is not affiliated with the Costco or its Canadian development team.
Costco announced on June 4th 2013 at the Retail Council of Canada's Store 2013 conference that they will be opening 25 new locations across Canada with a goal to get to 110 stores. - Financial Post
POTENTIAL New Costco Sites
Where will these locations be?
They have not been announced, but, we have prepared a preliminary analysis based on the population totals that are not within 10km of the current Costco portfolio. Some of these locations (Guelph) are already under construction. Others are candidates for potential locations.
Above is a preliminary review of the potential new markets for Costco. Sites were selected based on areas beyond the 10km trade area of current Costco sites. Areas with a high population potential within 20km were highlighted as potential new sites. This analysis, prepared by Interstratics, does not include additional relevant factors such as income levels.
DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED COSTCO LOCATIONS. THESE ARE POTENTIAL LOCATIONS BASED ON POPULATION LEVELS AND THE COSTCO NETWORK. COSTCO HAS OPENED IN SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS SINCE THIS LIST WAS COMPILED IN 2012.
Potential New Sites
| City | Province |
| Calgary West | AB |
| Sidney | BC |
| Chilliwack | BC |
| Sydney | NS |
| Bathurst | NB |
| Thunder Bay | ON |
| Guelph | ON |
| Brantford | ON |
| Oakville | ON |
| Windsor | ON |
| Welland | ON |
| Kingston | ON |
| Kanata | ON |
| Orleans | ON |
| Downtown Toronto | ON |
| Hamilton East | ON |
| Brampton North | ON |
| Orillia | ON |
| Waterloo | ON |
| Charlottetown | PEI |
| Joliette | QC |
| Valleyfield | QC |
| Saint Hyacinthe | QC |
| Beauport |
QC |
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 4:51PM Membership fees rose 12 percent to $531 million in the third quarter ended May 12.
Total sales at stores open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent.
Costco said net income rose to $459 million, or $1.04 per share, from $386 million, or 88 cents per share, a year earlier.
Sales rose 8 percent to $23.55 billion but were below market estimates of $24.21 billion.
Total sales at stores open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 4:41PM
Source: Marina Strauss of Globe and Mail
Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:51AM Here is an interesting piece from Business Insider on the traits that set Costco apart:
Full article is here
