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| Ancillary and other businesses, gross margins were higher by 7 basis points and higher by 6 basis points ex-gas |
| In terms of e-commerce sales over the past few months, we believe we've done a much better job explaining to our members the significant value propositions we offer compared to traditional competitors in several big-ticket categories |
| As well, Costco Logistics enjoyed record-breaking deliveries |
| So, we're constantly getting better, and we've greatly improved the value |
| As well, appliances were very, very strong, as was gift cards and e-tickets |
| E-com showed strength in several areas, led by sales of gold and very recently silver |
| We like the fact that we're performing well |
| And the good news continues to be that we seem to continue to be able to take market share |
| And also with auto renewal, which has helped us in the last several years |
| And I think -- I feel very good that we do a very good job, and I'm not suggesting others don't, but I know we do a very good job of getting on the phone immediately and working those issues |
| Overall, we've had good seasonal sell-through during the quarter |
| Now, we're able to do that partly because our sales have been relatively strong, and we've lapped some things from last year that have helped |
| And all told, total reported, again, gross margin year-over-year up 8 basis points and up 4 basis points excluding gas deflation |
| Fresh foods were up high-single-digits, and non-foods were positive mid-single-digits |
| And overall, our inventories and SKUs are in good shape across all channels |
| The sushi program has proven to be a category where we can be successful in both quality and price, and we're looking forward to seeing more of that in the future |
| And I think the fact that things like social media has helped us with the value proposition |
| And US and Canada, by the way, has been helped also with increased penetration of executive members |
| It's amazing |
| Overall, reported net income was up 18.9% in the quarter on a reported basis |
| And so I think all those things help us as we grow |
| Our reported gross margin in the second quarter was higher year-over-year by 8 basis points, coming in at 10.80% compared to 10.72% last year in the quarter, and at 4 basis points excluding gas deflation |
| Membership growth continues |
| It will be a positive and seamless transition |
| This operation is what we have successfully done for years -- for many years, and throughout our Asia Costcos and several countries over there |
| We've always been very successful in other forms of vendor buckets, whether it's end caps or advertising in our own Costco connection |
| So, I'm feeling pretty good that we're going to open 25-plus for the next couple of years, and then probably 28-plus, and go on from there |
| It was a wonderful picture to see |
| On the expense side, you guys did have better expense controls this quarter |
| We reported membership fee income of $1.111 billion, up $84 million or up 8.2% year-over-year in the quarter |
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| I think we probably talked about it last time that non-food was -- a year ago had been down year-over-year because of some of the supply chain challenges we had when such things were coming in late after the season in case some of the big ticket items from overseas containers |
| Net sales were negatively impacted by approximately 1.5% in the US and worldwide from the shift of the fiscal calendar as a result of the 53-week 2023 fiscal year |
| Gasoline price deflation negatively impacted total reported comp sales by approximately 0.5%, and the average worldwide selling price per gallon of gas was down approximately 3.5% versus last year |
| On the Fresh food side, I said it was down year-over-year a little |
| Foreign currencies year-over-year relative to the dollar negatively impacted total and comparable sales as follows: Canada by about one tenth of a percent negative; other international by approximately 0.5%; and total Company by approximately one tenth of a percent |
| Worldwide, the average transaction for February was down about 1.1%, which includes the negative impacts from FX and gas deflation |
| I think it's probably -- I wouldn't look too closely if the average ticket was up a couple of -- a few tenths in the quarter, and then it was down a percent, down in February by a tenth |
| And again, in part because of social media, there's been a lot of publicity and just, I mean, from the day it launched three days ago, it's gone nuts in terms of how many page hits it's getting and all that stuff |
| While gasoline price deflation negatively impacted sales by approximately four tenth of a percent minus |
| First, there was an issue a while back with the Panama Canal challenges |
| As it relates to big ticket discretionary items, it seems like that category has improved a little bit |
| And so the biggest answer of not only making it a little more efficient, but driving more sales is cannibalizing |
| One is ticket pressure |
| It looks like just in the most recent sales, with traffic growing more and more, that you're seeing some AUR pressure |
| Then, of course, the Red Sea challenges |
| There's always something that's up a little bit, and there's another thing that's down a little bit |
| Richard, are you seeing something in the business that gives you concern that there's a growing issue from things like membership sharing? Richard Galanti No, I think part of it is -- first of all, I think the storyline sometimes is a little greater than the reality |
| And, I think of the 28, 20-plus are in the US, which is -- some people have asked, has it slowed down internationally? No, international takes a little longer to do |
| So, just curious to what changed sequentially, because the growth rate did decelerate by a few percentage points |
| We're -- I mean, are we pleasantly surprised by the rate of new signups? Yes |
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