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Costco closes fiscal year with strong August sales and 8% annual growth 

Net sales were up 8.1% to $269.9bn while August comps rose 6.7% in the US, with strong gains in food, sundries, and e-commerce. This supported company-wide comparable store sales growth of 7.6%.

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