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The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Mac Greer	Video: How Costco Keeps Its Customers Just how far will Costco go to keep its customers as it battles it out with competitors like Wal-Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Target? In this third of three video installments, Costco CEO Jim Sinegal talks about keeping customers happy.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	BJ's Growth Impresses BJ's turns in a strong quarter of earnings to go with its solid balance sheet. At $29 per share, the company offers an attractive value on the surface.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's Big News Bonanza In advance of earnings, analysts expect the discount retailer BJ's Wholesale Club to both grow sales and have a nice rise in profits.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Costco Bulks Up The warehouse retailer's latest same-store sales numbers look good around the world. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Comparison-Shop for Your Next Stock Weighing a company against its rivals can tell you a lot. Let's see how BJ's Wholesale Club measures up against Costco.
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The Motley Fool August 18, 2004 Rich Smith	BJ's Stocks the Profits In an economic environment that has had market watchers bewailing the disappearance of the retail consumer, BJ's racked up truly impressive comparable store sales growth of 8.5%.
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The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	BJ's Keeping Up With the Big Boys Rising gas and food prices will play to BJ's strengths.
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The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Intriguing Sales Trends Like Wal-Mart, Costco makes more money from fewer customer visits. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool August 21, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	BJ's: Better Than It Seems Despite a solid Q2, the warehouse club is wary of the months ahead.
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The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Phil Wohl	BJ's Domestic Push Third-largest wholesale club operator focusing on domestic improvements. Merchandising and operational improvements helped push third-quarter earnings of $0.33 per share above the analysts' consensus estimate.
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The Motley Fool September 27, 2004 David Meier	It's the Employees, Stupid What drives Costco's success? Employees are payed well to make sure costs stay low, customers stay happy, and shareholders see returns.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's Delivers Thanks to a 20% run-up in share price over the past three months, BJ's shares are starting to look pricey. The company has some work to do if it's to grow into its valuation.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	BJ's Summertime Slip The wholesale club cools off in July. Investors, is it time to put this stock on your sell list?
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The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Deceptive Free Cash Flow Free cash flow is a great metric for measuring the cash profitability of a business over time. But it's possible to overestimate it if you don't pay careful attention to details. Here are a few items to check for when analyzing a company's free cash flow.
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