Wagyu beef, $1,200 swing sets, and fake trees are helping drive up Costco sales

• Costco beat sales expectations in its third-quarter earnings, released Thursday.
• Newly appointed CEO, Ron Vachris, highlighted some of the items that were driving the bottom line.
• Wagyu beef, golf clubs, artificial trees, and gold bars are all being snapped up by customers. 

Costco is having a good year, and it has a range of "unique items'" to thank.

Sales hit $57.39 billion in the third fiscal quarter of 2024, an increase of 9.1% compared to the same period last year, the company reported during earnings Thursday.

The products driving these gains for the retail giant include artificial trees, Swedish dish towels, wagyu beef, and, a unique Costco favorite, gold bars.