BNET: Book stores turn page on past Barnes&Noble, Borders look to fend off competition ... BNET: Fierce competition forces top booksellers to retool A sluggish book market and intense competition from rivals like Amazon.com and Costco are forcing the nations top two booksellers, Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc. , to rewrite the rules on the book business. BNET: Costco Profit Slipped 16% in 2nd Quarter Second-quarter profit dropped 16 percent, hurt in part by costs associated with revamping its consumer electronics return policy. BNET: Costco F2Q07 (Qtr End 2/18/07) Earnings Call Transcript TRANSCRIPT SPONSOR Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) F2Q07 Earnings Call March 8, 2007 11:00 am ET Executives Richard A. Galanti - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Analysts Deborah Weinswig - Citigroup Mark Warren Chuck BNET: Retail Same-Store Sales Roundup Most retailers February sales numbers came out this morning: WalMart Inc. February same-store sales were up 0.9%, vs. analyst estimates of 1.5%. Total sales rose 8.1% to $26.8b. It said housewares and apparel sales remain weak. Costco Wholesa

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