Costco Wholesale News & Media
Costco opening tech center in India
July 30, 2025
Costco Wholesale Corp. is planning to open a technology center in Hyderabad, India.
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Walmart, Amazon, Costco take top 3 spots in NRF retail ranking
July 23, 2025
Walmart, Amazon and Costco are the top three retailers, respectively, in the National Retail Federation's annual list of Top 100 Retailers which ranks the…
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Costco boosts membership perks for top-tier members
June 23, 2025
Costco has boosted its perks for the high-tier members in its Executive membership level.
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Costco mulling scan-and-go to speed checkout
June 16, 2025
Costco is working on a scan-and-go style feature for its mobile app to help speed up the checkout process, CEO Ron Vachris confirmed during the company's…
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Costco teaming with payment platform Affirm
May 19, 2025
Costco is offering customers a new way to pay for large purchases (between $500 and $17,500) via a partnership with Affirm, a pay-over-time payment platform.
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Costco raises hourly pay for most workers
February 10, 2025
Costco has raised pay for most of its hourly workers.
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H-E-B tops dunnhumby grocery retailer ranking
February 5, 2025
H-E-B has been ranked at the top U.S. grocer, according to the dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index, a study that examines the $1 trillion dollar U.S. grocery…
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Top performing companies are tapping empathy, AI, personalization
December 5, 2024
The top performing companies are those using personalization, AI and leveraging values-based empathy to not only meet customer needs but demonstrate a deep…
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Labor Day celebrations vary among generation demographics
August 30, 2024
Over half of U.S. consumers, 67%, will celebrate Labor Day this year with 15% unsure of plans.
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Costco deploys membership scanners
August 12, 2024
Costco is using membership scanning devices at entrances that require members to scan their card by placing the barcode or QR code against the screen…
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Costco increasing membership fees come September
July 11, 2024
Costco will increase its membership fees as of September 1, impacting 52 million members.
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Costco book sales will be holiday sale season only
June 7, 2024
Costco plans to stop selling books all year and will instead limit sales to the holiday sales season.
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Costco requiring membership cards at outdoor food courts
April 4, 2024
Due to long lines of mostly non-members, Costco is reportedly requiring membership cards for those buying food from the wholesaler's outdoor food courts.
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Costco, Buc-ee’s, H-E-B rank in top 5 of CX all-stars list
February 23, 2024
Buc-ee's, H-E-B and Costco are among the top five brands creating the best customer experience.
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Costo hires on Kroger finance leader
February 16, 2024
Costco has named Gary Millerchip as its top finance officer, replacing CFO Richard Galanti. Millership had served in the same role for Kroger.
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Costco reportedly testing membership card scanners
January 25, 2024
Costco is reportedly testing a membership card scanner, according to a report at Costco Insider.
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Costco installs off-grid electrification at distribution center
January 9, 2024
Costco Wholesale has deployed its first U.S. fleet of off-grid electrified structures at its Mira Loma, California, distribution center, according to a press…
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Costco taps digital signage to revolutionize store associate engagement
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
In today's episode, we sit down with Guy Silver, employee communications director at Costco, to hear how the retail brand partnered with Appspace in its…
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Costco’s biggest seller is pure gold, literally
December 18, 2023
The number one item flying off Costco's online shelves in Q4 has been gold — literally.
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What retailers are closed on Thanksgiving?
November 21, 2023
Once upon a time Thanksgiving was celebrated not only for a bountiful spread on the table but as the kickoff time for the infamous Black Friday sales at nearly…
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