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Top Information Technology Stocks To Watch Right Now: Costco Wholesale Corporation(COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses that offer a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities. The company's product categories include candy, snack foods, tobacco, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and cleaning and institutional supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, toys, seasonal items, and automotive supplies; dry and institutionally packaged foods; apparel, domestics, jewelry, house wares, media, home furnishings, cameras, and small appliances; meat, bakery, deli, and produce; and gas stations, pharmacy, food court, optical, one-hour photo, hearing aid, and travel. It also provides business and gold star (individual) membership services. As of April 26, 2011, the company operated 581 warehouses, including 425 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 80 in Canada, 22 in the Uni ted Kingdom, 7 in Korea, 6 in Taiwan, 8 in Japan, 1 in Australia, and 32 in Mexico. It also has Costco Online, an electronic commerce Web site, at costco.com in the United States and at costco.ca in Canada. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-114909{display:none}.cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-114909,#postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-114909{width:570px;display:block} Shopping at warehouse clubs, such as Costco (COST), Sam's Club (WMT) and BJ's Wholesale Club, is a great way to save money. They have good per-uni! t prices on nearly everything they sell. However, consumers often make the mistake of assuming they're getting the best price at a warehouse club or of buying things they don't need just because the price is good. In general, it's best to avoid bulk purchases of perishable items at warehouse clubs, no matter how good the price, if there aren't enough people in your household to consume them quickly. Plus, you should always shop with a list to avoid impulse purchases, which can be whoppers at warehouse clubs.

• [By Peter Graham]

  The Q1 2015 earnings report for small cap PriceSmart, Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT), a Latin America and the Caribbean membership shopping warehouse club like US based Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and Sam's Club which is owned by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT), is scheduled for after the market closes on Thursday (January 8th). Aside from the PriceSmart, Inc earnings report, it should be said that Costco Wholesale Corporation will report December 2014 sales results Thursday morning after reporting Q1 2015 earnings on December 10th (net sales rose 7% to $26.28 billion and net income rose 17% to $496 million thanks to lower gasoline prices along with strong growth in store sales and membership fees) while Wal-Mart Stores, Inc will report Q4 2015 earnings on February 19th.  

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