Stocks to Consider Some better-ranked retail stocks that appear promising include Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL and The Kroger Co. KR , both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Click to get this free report WAL-MART STORES (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report COSTCO WHOLE CP (COST): Free Stock Analysis Report KROGER CO (KR): Free Stock Analysis Report BURLINGTON STRS (BURL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. However, excluding the adverse impact of foreign currency fluctuations and deflation in gasoline prices, Costco's comps for the month under review rose 4%.