Key Takeaways: Consumers remain resilient, but spending is increasingly shifting toward value, convenience, and frequent everyday purchases. Retail ETFs can bridge staples and discretionary exposure.
Red bags of Kirkland Signature chocolate chips are back at Costco after rising cocoa prices forced the company to pull them from warehouse shelves in 2024.
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $23.12 billion for the retail month of July, the four weeks ended August 2, 2026, an increase of 10.7 percent from $20.89 billion last year. Net sales for the first 48 weeks were $273.55 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent from $248.35 ...
As employers drop GLP-1 coverage, more Americans are being encouraged to use direct-to-consumer (DTC) weight-loss drug prescription programs. Major retailers and pharmacy chains, from CVS to Walmart and Costco, are racing to fill the void and gain market share, moves that could punish independent pharmacies.
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived portions of nationwide litigation in which consumers accused drugmakers such as Procter & Gamble and retailers such as CVS of selling billions of dollars of over-the-counter decongestants that didn't work.
As space becomes scarce, the company is experimenting with new store formats.
William Blair says Casey's, Costco, Cava, and other consumer companies are well positioned to weather inflation and uneven consumer spending.