Insight Reports 4 minutes premiumJuly 2019 US Same-Store Sales: Costco Reports Comps Below Consensus Author By Coresight Research August 12, 2019 Key PointsCoresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports. Our monthly US Same-Store Sales Report reviews comparable sales metrics reported by Costco, Buckle and Cato. Highlights from our July US Same-Store Sales report: Costco’s global same-store sales growth marginally improved from June, but missed the consensus estimate. Its e-commerce growth accelerated to 21.3% in July, from June’s 15.7%. Buckle posted a decline in same-store sales. Sales declined in both the men’s and women’s segments. Cato’s same-store sales growth rate decelerated from 8% in June to 4% in July. The company stated that July total sales exceeded the company’s expectations but it foresees challenges for the second half of the year. August 12, 2019 premium This report is for Premium subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here. Other research you may be interested in: