Few store openings get people as fired up as a new Costco. The giant carts, the free samples, the hot dog special, the rotisserie chicken that somehow ends up in every cart: it’s a shopping trip and a weekend outing rolled into one.
The membership warehouse chain is in the middle of a serious building spree. Costco closed its fiscal year operating 939 warehouses worldwide, including 647 in the United States and Puerto Rico.
During last month’s earnings call, company leaders said they plan to open 33 more warehouses in the coming fiscal year as they work toward a goal of 30 net new stores every year…