<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>








<rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
        
        <title>Costco Wholesale Corporation</title>
        <link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/consumer-goods-industries/costco-wholesale-corporation-ORCRP004016.topic</link>
        
        
        <description>A collection of news and information related to Costco Wholesale Corporation published by Tribune Company sources.</description>
        
        <language>en-us</language>
        
        
			
			
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retail sales up 4.5% in December; merchants say discounts hurt]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20130102,0,1741764.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-01-03 08:02:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Wary holiday shoppers forced retailers to heavily discount items during December, ultimately handing merchants decent sales but raising worries about consumer spending in the new year. 

Major chain stores posted a 4.5% sales increase in December compared...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retail sales up a weak 1.6% in November due in part to Sandy]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-11-29 09:15:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Garbage Maven: Look for a new, improved recycling label  [Updated]]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-06-13 16:35:16</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retailers post mixed sales results for January]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-02-02 06:33:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[October retail sales up 3.4% at major chains, less than expected]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-11-03 16:34:30</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retail sales show modest increase as gas and food prices eat into disposable income]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-06-02 16:34:52</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retail sales surge in April despite higher gas and food prices]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-05-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Retail Roundup: Monthly sales, H&M's latest collaboration, Borders partners with Build-A-Bear, Costco condemns veal supplier]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-09-04 16:34:58</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[CalPERS seeks shareholder changes at Apple]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-12-23 16:34:04</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[December retail sales slip 0.3% from November, Commerce Department reports]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-mo-retail-sales-20121129,0,2397133.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-01-14 16:33:37</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. 

Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Sol Price dies at 93; warehouse club pioneer]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-sol-price15-2009dec15,0,6217704.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2009-12-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sol Price, who changed the retail industry by founding the landmark warehouse chain Price Club, has died. He was 93.

Price died of natural causes Monday at his home in La Jolla, according to a statement released by his family.

"He was an innovator, he...]]></description>
		</item>
				
					
					
					
					
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Zones of Contention in Gasoline Pricing]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-fi-calprice19jun19,0,4136758.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2005-06-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Second in a Series

On a recent Wednesday, 72-year-old veterinarian Charles Hendricks filled up his Mercury Grand Marquis at a Chevron in west Anaheim. On the other end of town, 22-year-old sandwich store manager Ryan Ketchum gassed up his Nissan Sentra...]]></description>
		</item>
				
			
			
        

        
			
				
				
					
					
						
						
						
							
								
							
						
						
						
						
						
							
							
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[Customers gas up their cars at Costco Wholesale Corp. in Burbank, Calif.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-la-fi-mo-gas-price-record-20121006-001,0,5971676.photo?track=rss-topicgallery
			</link>
			<pubDate>2012-10-06 12:26:00</pubDate>
			<description>&lt;img src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50708562/turbine/sns-la-fi-mo-gas-price-record-20121006-001/187/16x9" alt="Customers gas up their cars at Costco Wholesale Corp. in Burbank, Calif." width="75" height="42" title="Customers gas up their cars at Costco Wholesale Corp. in Burbank, Calif." &gt;</description>
		</item>
						
					
					
				
			
        
    </channel>
</rss>

