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The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	BJ's Makes Some Noise The warehouse club operator bucks the sluggish retail trend with solid September sales.
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 May 6, 2004 Phil Wohl	Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer.
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.
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 March 3, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Costco Succeeds Where Rivals Falter The warehouse retailer's sales put it ahead of the pack.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Costco's Healthy Values Bulk toilet paper, widescreen TVs, frozen lasagna -- and health insurance? For investors, this is just another sign of Costco's commitment to providing value.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	BJ's: Earnings With a Generous Helping of Fun BJ's Wholesale Club delights investors with solid Q3 earnings that beat analysts estimates, good growth potential looking forward, and a bit of Thanksgiving Day fun.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	BJ's Stands Strong The wholesale club isn't lying down in front of bigger competition.
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.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Phil Wohl	BJ's Continues Climb The warehouse club is leveraging grocery sales and rising gas prices.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Rich Duprey	Big Lots Is a Big Draw The closeout retailer reports an eye-opening increase in profits.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can BJ's Boost Business? BJ's is a distant No. 3 competitor in the warehouse space, and it's not really closing the gap. While BJ's does trade at a discount to its larger peers, there's not any reason to think that the company deserves an on-par valuation.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Costco Steams Through March The warehouse club operator reports strong March sales. Investors, take note.
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 September 28, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Dueling Fools: Costco Bear Rebuttal The bearish argument on Costco is that the retailer's problems are not just company-specific, but issues affecting the overall economy, which may be difficult to overcome.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Bill Mann	Less Margin for Error at Costco Almost everything looks good for Costco. So, what was the problem with the retailer's second-quarter earnings report? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Costco Steps off the Gas Gasoline sales become a double-edged sword for warehouse clubs. What does all this mean for Costco?
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Sales Delight No matter how you slice it, Costco had a good holiday season. Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's FY ETA The warehouse retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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?
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Big Mess at BJ's A host of one-time items overwhelm BJ's results. Rumors of a buyout have been floating around for a while, but if a buyout is the primary investment thesis, investors should think twice at current prices.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Costco Takes the Cake Same-store sales at Costco were up 7% in July, surpassing competition. Signs point to a general belt-tightening by consumers, with certain retailers, such as this one, benefiting from this pullback.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart: Still a Bargain Wal-Mart's same-store sales didn't set the world on fire, but they're good enough. Investors should not underestimate this retailer.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Bulking Up at Costco Costco Wholesale was one of many retailers that reported a healthy increase in same-store sales in May today.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Positive Indifference Costco turns in another excellent quarter and feels confident about the future. The only problem for investors interested in Costco is price.
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.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Sluggish BJ's The wholesale club is set to report its second-quarter 2007 earnings results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Time to Stock Up on Costco? Costco's rather disappointing third-quarter results show it's a tough time to draw shoppers, even when you're offering good deals.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Depressing Times for Discounters Are consumers so cash-strapped that even discount retailers have become dangerous?
The Motley Fool December 6, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Rising Stars Buy Recommendation: Costco Costco's got bulk social responsibility at its core, and buying in now is a sound strategy.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Midyear Checkup: Broad-Line Retailers The year has not been kind so far to the retail sector as a whole, but there are companies in each category that are delivering the goods. Wal-Mart... Costco... Sears Holdings... Target... BJ's...
The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Costco Hangs Tough It's a good time to be a discount retailer.
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 May 24, 2007 Rich Smith	BJ's Stocks Up It seems investors weren't the only ones impressed with the first-quarter earnings report that BJ's Wholesale Club released recently. Looks like the company is also awfully pleased with itself.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Costco's iPod Adventure The leading warehouse club operator reports a flat third-quarter EPS on returns charge. Investors, this stock can be somewhat volatile, particularly as Costco management doesn't coddle the analysts.
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%.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bulk Up on Earnings This first week of March promises quarterly reports from hundreds of notables. On Tuesday, it's Biogen, followed by Toys "R" Us on Wednesday, and Symbol Technologies on Thursday.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	A Well-Fed Wholesale Club For companies that sell staple items at value prices -- like wholesale club operator BJ's, these are good times.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Costco Keeps On Keepin' On First-quarter results weren't terribly exciting, but Costco's still a great long-term investment.
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 September 28, 2007 Anders Bylund	Dueling Fools: Costco Bull Rebuttal Bulls think that Costco's present lack of geographic diversification only means there is much space remaining globally for it to grow into.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Don't Underestimate Costco The warehouse retailer shows what it's made of in a difficult environment.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Whatever You Do, Don't Ditch Costco Ignore the bears and stick by this gold-standard retailer.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Lean Times at Costco? With spring fast approaching, warehouse retailer Costco did its best to put a spring in investors' step with its second-quarter financial results. But even for discounters, times are tough these days.
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.