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Stockpickr Staff	In a post yesterday to his <a href=" http://jimcramer.rmblogs.thestreet.com/entry.aspx?q=2aa08ec2-4b30-4cf5-943d-9cd200a12833" target="_blank"><I>RealMoney</I> blog</a>: "How many great retailing reports does it take to figure out that retail's pretty strong? Last night we had extraordinary numbers from Guess?, a moderately priced retailer of fashion merchandise that should have been blown out of the water by the Great Recession. Instead sales were stellar."	Love	December 02, 2009
pakmaeyip	retail movement	Love	November 13, 2009
funcalifgirl	I shop there alot	Love	November 12, 2009
snshakirbham	staple and my fav wharehouse	Love	October 21, 2009
adrianpena	Although it is generally accepted that the economy is getting better, actual consumers are not really feeling these benefits yet... http://www.zoodak.com/hot_topics/19-flat-consumer-spending-	Hate	October 07, 2009
hisatomi	Familiar	Love	September 05, 2009
barrons3	Cramer said while he prefers shopping at Costco (COST), BJ's (BJ) is the better stock. The company trades at just 12 times earnings, while Costco, often perceived as the higher end play, commands 18 times its earnings. Cramer said this notion could change, however, as BJ's simply runs its business better than Costco.	Love	August 27, 2009
camolarry	love the store	Love	July 30, 2009
barrons3	Amazon is cannibalizing its own business. DVDs? Lowered prices, competition from Costco (COST), Netflix (NFLX) and Wal-Mart (WMT) all weigh on this one.	Love	July 30, 2009
pegret000	love the store	Love	July 02, 2009
yangtze59	good value	Love	June 26, 2009
dw1504	Tehy will be a long time coming back	Hate	June 06, 2009
High Dividends	approved a quarterly increase from $.16 to $.18 per share, or $.72 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend of $.18 per share is payable May 29, 2009	Love	May 03, 2009
barrons3	Buy - Price 47.74 on April 7 by McAdams Wright Ragen Our 50 target is based on 18 times our FY10-E of $2.75 per share. We should note, however, that this multiple represents a discount to the historic norm of about 20 times to 22 times earnings, and when the economic environment improves and earnings growth reaccelerates, we would expect COST's earnings multiple to expand. Investment risks include: uncertainty created by the shaky economic environment; and the competitive environment and degree to which continued markdowns impact COST's margins. Also, further strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies will negatively impact sales and earnings. Market cap: $17.3 billion.	Love	April 11, 2009
sarah z	From a recent Mad Money show:"Costco at $40 is intriguing. I'd start a position here. I'd pull trigger."	Love	March 04, 2009
Buzz	A better shopping experience than Wal-Mart...great numbers in this environment.	Love	February 21, 2009
barrons3	You can tell in retail, as Wal-Mart's (WMT) barely down off of Costco (COST) -- I bet it comes up.	Love	February 05, 2009
barrons3	Wal-Mart (WMT) serves as a big umbrella for a lot of retailers. We now realize that the numbers from Costco (COST) and from, well, Wal-Mart before this, may be too downbeat.	Love	February 05, 2009
archerguard-finance@yahoo.com	Well run company long term best of breed for bad economy	Love	February 03, 2009
b777dad	mangt profit market share	Love	January 19, 2009
ejvanbusch	I just bought in to COST. I am comfortable holding this retailer in this environment for a couple reasons. #1 - Tax cuts should be coming that will help loosen up the wallets of the consumer. #2 - Circuit City is belly up and maybe another big cornerstone of malls , i.e. Sears is next - I believe stand alone retailers will benefit. #3 - Costco is focused on value in which helps in this environment.	Love	January 16, 2009
barrons3	JC Penney (JCP), Kohl's (KSS) and Sears (SHLD) are making people feel that Wal-Mart (WMT) is aberrant, so does the action in Costco Wholesale (COST). You have to like that not all retail is down. This move surprises me.	Love	January 08, 2009
aidourtroops	ira	Love	January 04, 2009
barrons3	Wal-Mart (WMT) is such a winner over Target (TGT), JC Penney (JCP) Kohl's (KSS), Macy's (M) and all the other major discounters that it is hard for me to believe it isn't game, set, match already -- except for Costco (COST). I believe Mal-Mart is a big stock for next year precisely because it is the winner. (Odd, but Macy's is back to where it was before it got its credit agreement. That's a little too negative for me.)	Love	December 26, 2008
barrons3	Over time, the names at the top of our list should reward investors, even though some rock-solid retailers, such as Costco Wholesale , look pricey at current levels. The warehouse-club giant would have almost $1 billion of cash, or $2.10 a share, if it paid down all its debt. Yet its stock trades for 17 times expected earnings for the fiscal year ending August 2010, one of the highest multiples in the retailing group.	Love	December 20, 2008
ANDREW5006	BEST OF BREAD	Love	December 03, 2008
barrons3	Costco (COST) and Wal-Mart (WMT) don't hurt either as rally companions.	Love	November 20, 2008
barrons3	Oddly, retail hangs in, and that makes little sense to me except Costco (COST), where the expectations were low, and Wal-Mart (WMT), which is going to have a great quarter.	Love	November 06, 2008
barrons3	Nobody trusts them, but when you see stocks like Costco (COST), yesterday's goat, reverse right before your eyes -- not to mention Hartford (HIG) and MetLife (MET), you are emboldened to pretty much take everything.	Love	November 06, 2008
barrons3	Q: What kinds of retailers are best positioned to weather this storm? Balter: The smaller the ticket, the lower the cost of the item, and the more of a necessity it is, the more likely you are going to buy it. So in my coverage area, it is [do-it-yourself auto companies] such as Advance Auto Parts (AAP), AutoZone (AZO) or O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) because their products are required. Right behind them is PetSmart (PETM), because you are probably going to continue to feed your pet. But in terms of selling necessities, all of those trail Wal-Mart, Family Dollar Stores (FDO) and Costco Wholesale (COST).	Love	October 18, 2008