staple and my fav wharehouse

Familiar

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 the store

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 the store

good value

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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

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.

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-

Tehy will be a long time coming back

Long term love -- short term hate. Worth considering under $50.