Sunday, February 10, 2008

Retail in focus this week on Wall Street (AP)



Customers enter a Costco warehouse store in Matthews, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008.  Among the few winners reporting January sales figures Thursday was Costco Wholesale Corp., whose results beat Wall Street expectations.  Costco reported a 7 percent gain in same-store sales, surpassing the 6.6 percent estimate. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Americans are paying more attention to how much they spend on each box of cereal, tank of gasoline and pair of pants ? and Wall Street is, too.




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