The FTC decided to settle with BJ's Wholesale Club, a retailer whose lax data-protection practices the agency said constituted an "unfair practice that violated federal law."

联邦贸易委员会决定与BJ大宗买卖俱乐部——一家零售商——达成协议。 该委员会宣称这家零售商软弱的信息保护举措构成了一种“违反联邦法律不公平的操作行为”。

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Costco is the world's largest wholesale club operator with more than 600 sites worldwide.

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Like other wholesale chains, BJ's Wholesale Club experienced a recession-based boost as cost-conscious consumers sought out cheap prices.

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Costco Wholesale fell 39 cents, or 0.4%, to 88.65, after the wholesale club operator said March same-store sales rose less than expected.

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