Costco Wholesale Nov. Sales, Comps. Rise - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Membership warehouses operator Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) reported that its comparable sales in November 2014 grew by 5% for the total company. Excluding negative impacts from gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange, total company's comparable sales rose by 8% for the 4-week period.

The firm recorded $9.43 billion in net sales for the latest month, a seven percent increase from $8.79 billion last year.

For the first quarter ended November 23, 2014, the company posted net sales of $26.28 billion, up seven percent, compared with $24.47 billion a year ago.