Costco Wholesale Corp.

The warehouse club said its e-commerce comparable store sales in the month were down as a result of the calendar shift of Black Friday.

The nation's largest warehouse club retailer also saw solid comparable store sales gains in spite of the impacts of hurricanes and the recent port strike.

The smoked salmon in question was provided by Acme Smoked Fish and sold in Florida in October.

The warehouse club also reported strong comparable store sales growth across the company.

Officials with the warehouse club said prices on key private label items have been reduced and new products are in the pipeline.

The retailer closed out its fiscal year with modest top-line gains despite continued growth in store traffic.

Following a strong third quarter warehouse club officials said expansion of products sold under its private label is an option to expand its mix of high-value items.

The warehouse club also reported comparable store sales gains across all divisions.