Profit down at Costco, BJ's posts a gain
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090204/2009_02_04t044829_450x297_us_costco.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=HD6X4wkqEx498dlmF48mpA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Shoppers walk out of Costco Warehouse in Arlington, Virginia, May 29, 2008. (Molly Riley/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090304/bs_nm/us_usa_retail)Reuters - An aggressive effort to win market share by slashing prices took a toll on Costco Wholesale Corp as the No. 1 U.S. warehouse club posted lower quarterly profit the same day smaller rival BJ's Wholesale Club Inc reported better-than-expected results.</p><br clear="all"/>
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