Costco Wholesale Corp.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Soaring temperatures and mortgage rates were the main culprits of membership wholesale club Costco Wholesale Corp.'s disappointing same-store sales performance of 2 percent for August performance, which fell below analysts' expectations and led to its stock seeing its biggest slip in two years, ending the day at $59, 4.2 percent down from Tuesday's closing price.

DENVER -- Aurora Organic Dairy, one of the nation's largest organic milk producers that supplies milk to leading supermarkets and natural foods stores, has been ordered to reduce its herd to comply with grazing rules under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to published reports.

DENVER -- Aurora Organic Dairy, one of the nation's largest organic milk producers that supplies milk to leading supermarkets and natural foods stores, has been ordered to reduce its herd to comply with grazing rules under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to published reports.

A tour of a half-dozen great stores hosted by the Chicago-based Food Export Association Midwest-USA brought home the need to get the fundamentals right, but also change when you need to.

BOSTON - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) yesterday recognized Costco s.v.p. of pharmacy Charles Burnett with the association's highest honor, the Harold W. Pratt Award, during a ceremony at its Pharmacy Technology Conference here.

BOSTON - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) yesterday recognized Costco s.v.p. of pharmacy Charles Burnett with the association's highest honor, the Harold W. Pratt Award, during a ceremony at its Pharmacy Technology Conference here.

BOSTON - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) yesterday recognized Costco s.v.p. of pharmacy Charles Burnett with the association's highest honor, the Harold W. Pratt Award, during a ceremony at its Pharmacy Technology Conference here.

EDMONTON, Ontario, Canada - Natural and organic products company Planet Organic Health Corp. yesterday appointed Brent Knudsen, a financial mover and shaker and an ex- club warehouse retailer, to its board of directors.