Michael Baker
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How is Costco sustaining growth amid tariffs and expansion?
Strong membership renewals, digital growth and steady warehouse openings helped the retail giant deliver another robust ...
Mar 9, 2026
Why is Walmart outperforming expectations despite tariff pressures?
From marketplace expansion to rapid fulfilment, here’s where the world’s largest retailer is finding unexpected resilien...
Nov 30, 2025
Costco reports Q1 sales growth, highlights membership and e-commerce strength
Costco Q1 sales rose 7.5 per cent to $60.1 billion, with e-commerce up 13 per cent and membership renewals solid at 90.4...
Jan 1, 2025
Why Costco isn’t worried about cannibalisation of sales
One company’s shops eating into sales at other stores in its network is something retailers try to avoid. The warehouse ...
Jul 3, 2024
Lifting the logo: Inside the rebrand of Thai supermarket Lotus’s
More than a year after Tesco Lotus became Lotus’s, we venture into regional Thailand to see what the switch to CP Group ...
Mar 29, 2022