Read more Costco stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1100/costco.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing a three-city test run, Starbucks is rolling out its new Via coffee across the country today, offering java-fiends an instant brew that costs less than a buck—and is purported to taste just as good as the real thing. The recession-hit coffee chain is selling the powder in Target...http://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 6:59:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60995/stocks-up-on-positive-job-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks inched higher this morning as investors chewed on retailer and jobs data. The Dow added 17 points while the Nasdaq and S&P rose 9.03 and 3.17 points respectively. Jobless claims took a rare step in the right direction last week, with ongoing claims dropping for the first...http://www.newser.com/story/60995/stocks-up-on-positive-job-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 8:49:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49907/retail-drives-dow-down-122.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stock market saw losses today as ugly earnings reports and continued uncertainty over the banking sector soured investor confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bank of America, off 10.6%, was that sector’s big casualty; a grim forecast pushed Costco down 6.8%. The Dow fell 121.70 to...http://www.newser.com/story/49907/retail-drives-dow-down-122.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 15:15:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46187/minimum-price-policies-limit-retailer-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLooking for a last-minute price break on the Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit? Don’t hold your breath. The video game is one of many products retailers can’t discount without losing advertising dollars—or supplies—from the manufacturers, reports the Wall Street Journal . Such minimum-advertised-price policies were deemed legal in...http://www.newser.com/story/46187/minimum-price-policies-limit-retailer-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 11:37:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45060/stocks-skid-on-jobs-numbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks dipped at the open today, thanks to a sharp jump in jobless claims and more negative corporate news. The Dow fell 119 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 1.2% and 1.5% respectively, after the Labor Department announced that new unemployment claims hit a 26-year high last...http://www.newser.com/story/45060/stocks-skid-on-jobs-numbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 8:52:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44348/cybercops-bust-retailers-whose-deals-are-too-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagManufacturers have gone on the offensive to stop discounters from selling their products for less than the minimum advertised price they set, reports the Wall Street Journal. But companies like eBay and Costco are pushing for laws to ban the minimum prices. Some retailers, like Circuit City, use workarounds to...http://www.newser.com/story/44348/cybercops-bust-retailers-whose-deals-are-too-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 9:57:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41245/ceo-starbucks-perking-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks' CEO says the company is percolating again and may have hit bottom in the quarter that ended in September, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chain again saw declining sales, says Howard Schultz, but he also noted a “slight improvement” in October. Starbucks has been shutting stores, and it...http://www.newser.com/story/41245/ceo-starbucks-perking-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 18:14:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38407/the-costco-effect-buy-cheap-spend-and-eat-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSure, warehouse stores are cheap: one exec says Costco marks up product at around 10%, compared to 20% at normal supermarkets. But, Neal Templin wonders in the Wall Street Journal , do bulk purchases actually save you money? “When there are more bagels in my refrigerator, I consume more of them,...http://www.newser.com/story/38407/the-costco-effect-buy-cheap-spend-and-eat-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 15:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35253/nothing-to-fear-in-public-school-as-costco.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor many urban, middle-class parents, sending kids to public school is a terrifying prospect. If you’re among that fretting class, Sandra Tsing Loh has a message: Chill out. In Mother on Fire: A True Motherf%#$@ Story About Parenting , Loh recounts her own journey through the school conundrum, and realizes that...http://www.newser.com/story/35253/nothing-to-fear-in-public-school-as-costco.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:01 CDT