Executive Summary

Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports.

Our monthly US Same-Store Sales Report reviews comparable sales metrics reported by Costco, Buckle and Cato.

Highlights from our March US Same-Store Sales report:

• Same-store sales for the group improved in March, and Costco, Cato and L Brands all reported positive comps for the month. Costco and L Brands beat comp estimates.
• Mass merchant Costco saw comps increase by 8.6% year over year in March versus the 5.9% consensus estimate. Hardline categories, including appliances, seasonal goods, majors and hardware, were the standouts during the month.
• L Brands reported comp growth of 4.0% overall in March and comp growth of 1% at Victoria’s Secret and 10% at Bath & Body Works.