Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports November and First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Sales Results

FY23 fourth quarter service performance scores covering July 1 through August 11, included: *First-Class Mail: 91.3 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 1.3 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter. *Marketing Mail: 95.2 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal third quarter. *Periodicals: 85.6 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, a decrease of 3.3 percentage points from the fiscal third quarter.

L Brands, Inc. reported net sales of $842.1 million for the four weeks ended Aug. 26, 2017, a decrease of 1 percent, compared to net sales of $852.9 million for the four weeks ended Aug. 27, 2016. Comparable sales decreased 4 percent for the four weeks ended Aug. 26, 2017. For August, the exit of the swim and apparel categories had a negative impact of about 2 percentage points and 3 percentage points to total company and Victoria’s Secret comparable sales, respectively. The company reported net sales of $6.034 billion for the 30 weeks ended Aug. 26, 2017, a decrease of 5 percent compared to net sales of $6.356 billion for the 30 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2016. Comparable sales decreased 8 percent for the 30 weeks ended Aug. 26, 2017. Click Read More below for additional detail.

Mr. Magazine — or Sami A. Husni, the director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi, School of Journalism and a renowned magazine expert — has selected the 20 “hottest” magazine launches of 2017. In February, the annual list will be whittled down to one — and that magazine will win “The Launch of the Year” at the American Magazine Media Conference hosted by MPA: The Association of Magazine Media. Between October 2016 and December 2017, Mr. Magazine counts 201 new magazine brands that launched with a regular publishing frequency. Click Read More below for additional information.