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Costco receives a charge in December

Sales were up, especially in fresh foods

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

January 8, 2024

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E-commerce was a major driver for Costco in December with a 17.7% bump year over year.Getty Images

December was a good month for Costco, as the warehouse retail giant recorded a 10% increase in year-over-year net sales, reports Yahoo Finance.

E-commerce was a major driver with a 17.7% bump year over year. Same sales growth in the U.S. was up 7.3% in December and 12.8% in Canada.

Breaking it down even further, fresh foods, especially bakery, did particularly well during the final month of 2023, registering sales growth in the high single digits.

Back in December, Costco announced it posted higher profit in its fiscal first-quarter. The company reported net sales of $56.72 billion, an increase of 6.1% from $53.44 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, ending November 20, 2022.

Net income for the quarter was $1.6 million, $3.58 per diluted share, compared to $1,364 million, $3.07 per diluted share, last year. 

 

 

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About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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