Business
* Costco Wholesale Corp. opened a Web site for business customers, giving an online purchasing option to a group that accounts for more than half the members of the biggest U.S. chain of warehouse clubs.
April 18, 2001
The warehouse club cites a stronger dollar and less spending on non-food items.
Dec. 12, 2008
In response to “Costco Sees Value in Higher Pay,” by James Flanigan, Feb. 15: Costco Wholesale Corp., the very same company cited by supermarket management as a threat to their staying in business, is able to make contributions to the employee benefits program at least one-third higher to 92,000 full- and part-time employees than those made by supermarket employers to their 59,000 workers.
Feb. 22, 2004
Politics
Wholesaler assists Schwarzenegger’s petition drive to alter workers’ comp.
April 13, 2004
Although Price Club’s domination of the membership warehouse industry has been reduced in recent years by an onslaught of competition, the San Diego-based wholesaler could always rely on San Diego County as its own turf, a lucrative market that it virtually controlled with five high-volume locations.
June 2, 1992
Retailing: Competitors may be forced to follow suit if moves by grocery chain and Costco Wholesale prove successful.
March 31, 1999
Retail: Wholesale chain’s lower markups lure crowds of connoisseurs who have a taste for bargains too.
April 15, 2001
Food
Costco recently stopped selling the ribeye cap, which is made when a butcher trims a whole ribeye roast and rolls the resulting marbled piece into a log and ties it with twine.
Aug. 22, 2019
Much of corporate America is driven today by the belief that to be competitive, companies must cut their employees’ wages and benefits.
Feb. 15, 2004
Retail: Lancaster officials consider use of eminent domain to force 99 Cents Only out of center and let warehouse expand.
June 18, 2000