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NEED TO KNOW
- Costco is opening new locations in four states in August
- New stores are expected to pop up in Texas, Nevada, Washington and Florida
- Additional locations will be established in Ontario, Québec and Mexico this month
Costco is expanding with new locations in four states.
The popular wholesale store’s “Coming Soon” page has been updated to reflect upcoming store openings for August, after Costco introduced three new locations in three countries last month. In the United States, Costco is planning to unveil stores in Florida, Texas, Washington and Nevada.
Upcoming store locations in the U.S. include The Villiages, Fla.; Richland, Wash.; Allen, Texas; and Spring Valley, Nev. — respectively opening Aug. 6, Aug. 8, Aug. 15 and Aug. 21, per USA Today. Additional stores are expected in Rimouski, Québec; N Guadalajara, Mexico; and E Newmarket, Ontario — on Aug. 5, Aug. 7. and Aug. 20, respectively.
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Costco — which previously announced plans to open about 25-30 stores per year — established locations at Midland, Texas; Malmö, Sweden; and Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Earlier in the summer, Costco announced it would establish a shopping window exclusively for those who hold Executive Membership cards. The window, which went into effect on June 30, starts at 9 a.m. and lasts until 10 a.m., except on Saturdays when the window closes at 9:30 a.m.
This new policy confused customers with Gold Star Membership, which costs half as much as the Executive Membership. Some of those with the lower-tier membership realized their stores — many of which already opened at 9 a.m. for all members — would effectively open one hour later for them, which sparked discontent in some.
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Shortly afterward, the company clarified, confirming that Gold Star members would lose an hour of shopping time.
“Some of our U.S. Warehouses currently open at 9 a.m. These locations will begin on June 30th reserving this time for Executive members only,” the company wrote. “All members will be welcome to shop starting at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday, and at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.”
