
In this piece, I evaluated two big box retail stocks, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ), to determine the better investment.
Following a two-month consumer spending slowdown, April’s spending increased by 0.8%, a sign of economic resilience amid rising prices. Also, the core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index rose 0.4% sequentially and 4.7% year-over-year in April.