Costco Wholesale Corp. shares ticked higher in the extended session Thursday after the warehouse club reported a rise in holiday sales from a year ago, even as online sales pulled back.
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said December sales rose 7% to $23.8 billion, up from $22.24 billion a year ago.
For the 18 weeks ending Jan. 1, sales rose 7.6% to $81.16 billion, up from $76.34 billion in the year-ago period.
While same-store sales grew for each period, e-commerce sales declined. Total company same-store sales rose 5.5% for the month and 6.1% for the 18 weeks ending Jan. 1., while e-commerce sales declined 6.4% and 4.8%, respectively.
Costco shares rose more than 2% after hours, following a 1.4% decline to close the regular session at $450.19.