The headline and article have been corrected:

Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been corrected to say that Costco will 'not sell' mifepristone instead of 'stop selling' the pill in paragraph 1 and removes reference to 'stopping sale' in paragraph 2)

The way I read it, if Costco isn't lying then Reuters is lying.

"Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers," Costco said, adding that it will stop the sale at its more than 500 pharmacies.

Reuters reported that Costco explicit said they'd stop selling the drug, but apparently chose not to include that part of the quote for some reason.

They never sold the product. This is Reuters being slimy. The headline and article have been corrected:

Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been corrected to say that Costco will 'not sell' mifepristone instead of 'stop selling' the pill in paragraph 1 and removes reference to 'stopping sale' in paragraph 2)

This is like being angry at a gas station for never selling prescription lenses because they happen to have sunglasses on a rack in the front. Like, yes people buy reading glasses, and the gas station sells other kinds of glasses. But people tend to go to CVS to buy them so the gas station doesn’t want to carry them and, most importantly, never has in the entire history of their company.

"Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers," Costco said.

The article clarifies that the demand is low because people tend not to get the drug from pharmacies, they generally get the drug directly from their provider.

Mifepristone is an abortion drug. It's use for birth control is off label.

Earlier this year Costco was in the news effectively telling the Cheeto Nazi administration to get fucked and they reinforced their standing behind their DEI policies.

That's just one example. I don't think they are the capitalist enemy you should focus on. I'm inclined to believe them on this one.

Its probably a demographic mismatch: how many people with a costco card are under 30 years old?

They could be right in this case honestly, because there is probably a minuscule fraction of the preppers, large families, and pre-planners that shop at Costco that wouldn't just use some other type of birth control.

Post-conception birth control in general I cannot see being someone's primary method.

It still sucks, but I buy this much more than I buy that Colbert was cancelled for purely financial reasons.

"Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers," Costco said.

Don't let the media manipulate you. Costco did not "stop" selling the drug. A WP article makes it clearer that they have never sold the drug.

For more than a year, Costco deliberated over whether to become certified to dispense mifepristone, the drug used first in the typical two-step regimen for a medication abortion.

They debated getting certified to sell it and decided not to because most people get the drug directly from their provider, rather than from a pharmacy. The media is spamming this decision not to start selling it as a conservative win when it's really nothing of the sort.

Edit: The Reuters article linked by OP was just corrected.

Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been corrected to say that Costco will 'not sell' mifepristone instead of 'stop selling' the pill in paragraph 1 and removes reference to 'stopping sale' in paragraph 2)

They also updated the headline.

There are no good companies, only varying levels of evil. Welcome to capitalism.

Would love to do the right thing, but...

slaps the spreadsheet that shows company profits

Shareholders come first.

they will go after methotrexate soon enough which also used as abortificient.

"Fuck your stupid bleeding stomach!"

-Costco apparently

Mifepristone has no role in the treatment or prevention of ulcers, only misoprostol is used in that fashion.

They never sold the product. This is Reuters being slimy. The headline and article have been corrected:

Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been corrected to say that Costco will 'not sell' mifepristone instead of 'stop selling' the pill in paragraph 1 and removes reference to 'stopping sale' in paragraph 2)

They never sold it.

Do companies have an obligation to start selling a product to avoid being called cowards?

And liars. Blaming their customer base instead of admitting their fear of Trump is horseshit.

There are a bunch of medicines that are both patented (i.e. expensive) and with way lower demand. In other words: less profitable.

And what makes you think Costco carries them?

There are a bunch of medicines that Costco has never carried, not just mifepristone.

They never sold the product.

Why are you being so harsh to a company whose stance hasn't changed?

Is it because you're a right-wing troll trying to sow division among the left, or are you just really, really bad at reading?