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COSTCO WHOLESALE Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports January Sales Results February 3 , 2021 ISSAQUAH , Wash . , Feb. 03 , 2021 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) Costco Wholesale Corporation ( " Costco " or the " Company " ) ( Nasdaq : COST ) today reported net sales of $ 13.64 billion for the retail month of January , the four weeks ended January 31 , 2021 , an increase of 17.9 percent from $ 11.57 billion last year . For the twenty - two weeks ended January 31 , 2021 , the Company reported net sales of $ 79.11 billion , an increase of 15.4 percent from $ 68.56 billion during the similar period last year . Comparable sales were as follows : U.S. Canada Other International Total Company E - commerce U.S. Canada Other International Total Company Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows : E - commerce 4 Weeks 15.4 % 15.2 % 19.0 % 15.9 % 106.7 % CONTACTS : Costco Wholesale Corporation Richard Galanti , 425 / 313-8203 4 Weeks 16.4 % 12.2 % 15.3 % 15.7 % 105.4 % 22 Weeks 12.8 % 13.9 % 19.0 % 13.8 % 79.5 % 22 Weeks 14.7 % 13.1 % 16.7 % 14.7 % 78.9 % Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre - recorded telephone message . It can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 ( conference ID 7270679 ) . This message will be available through 5:00 p.m. ( PT ) on Wednesday , February 10 , 2021 . Costco currently operates 803 warehouses , including 558 in the United States and Puerto Rico , 102 in Canada , 39 in Mexico , 29 in the United Kingdom , 27 in Japan , 16 in Korea , 14 in Taiwan , 12 in Australia , three in Spain , and one each in Iceland , France , and China . Costco also operates e - commerce sites in the U.S. , Canada , the United Kingdom , Mexico , Korea , Taiwan , Japan , and Australia . Certain statements contained in this document and the pre - recorded telephone message constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes , forward - looking statements are statements that address activities , events , conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future . In some cases forward - looking statements can be identified because they contain words such as " anticipate , " " believe , " " continue , " " could , " " estimate , " " expect , " " intend , " " likely , " " may , " " might , " “ plan , ” " potential , " " predict , " " project , " " seek , " " should , " " target , " " will , " " would , " or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms . Such forward - looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events , results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements . These risks and uncertainties include , but are not limited to , domestic and international economic conditions , including exchange rates , the effects of competition and regulation , uncertainties in the financial markets , consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels , breaches of security or privacy of member or business information , conditions affecting the acquisition , development , ownership or use of real estate , capital spending , actions of vendors , rising costs associated with employees ( generally including health - care costs ) , energy and certain commodities , geopolitical conditions ( including tariffs ) , the ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting , COVID - 19 related factors and challenges , including ( among others ) the duration of the pandemic , the unknown long - term economic impact , reduced shopping due to illness , travel restrictions or financial hardship , shifts in demand away from discretionary or higher - priced products , reduced workforces due to illness , quarantine , or government mandates , temporary store closures due to reduced workforces or government mandates , or supply - chain disruptions , capacity constraints of third - party logistics suppliers , and other risks identified from time to time in the Company's public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission . Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date they are made , and the Company does not undertake to update these statements , except as required by law .