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 The wholesale club operator also lifted its full-year earnings guidance.
BJ's and its rivals saw their popularity soar during the recession as shoppers headed there for food and other necessities. But consumers shied away from higher-margin nonessential purchases.
BJ's says its net income rose to $26.1 million, or 49 cents per share, for the three months ended May 1. That was six cents a share above the average analyst estimate.
Its says its overall revenue including membership fees rose 13 percent to $2.6 billion.
Revenue at warehouse clubs open at least a year climbed 7.8 percent including gasoline sales and 4.2 percent without it.
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