Calendar Comparable Store and Club Sales
Comparable store and club sales is a metric that indicates the performance of our existing U.S. stores and clubs by measuring the change in sales
for such stores and clubs, including e-commerce sales, for a particular period over the corresponding period in the previous year. The retail industry
generally reports comparable store and club sales using the retail calendar (also known as the 4-5-4 calendar) and, to be consistent with the retail
industry, we provide comparable store and club sales using the retail calendar in our quarterly earnings releases. However, when we discuss our
comparable store and club sales below, we are referring to our calendar comparable store and club sales calculated using our fiscal calendar. As our
fiscal calendar differs from the retail calendar, our calendar comparable store and club sales also differ from the retail calendar comparable store
and club sales provided in our quarterly earnings releases. Calendar comparable store and club sales, as well as the impact of fuel, for fiscal 2014
and 2013, were as follows: