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Costco to land in yet another California city in just weeks — amid nationwide expansion surge

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Edwards, C. (2026, September 25). Costco to land in yet another California city in just weeks — amid nationwide expansion surge. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/business/new-norcal-costco-in-vallejo-to-open-this-fall-amid-us-expansion/

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Costco is set to open a new store in Vallejo, California, in November, according to the company's recent earnings call. While some community members expressed skepticism about meeting this deadline due to ongoing construction, Costco CEO Ron Vachris confirmed plans for 33 new stores across the U.S. in the 2027 fiscal year with a $7.5 billion investment. Additional openings are scheduled for October in Missouri, Texas, New York, and Kansas, followed by nine more locations in November including Arizona, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Written by AI on 2026-09-26, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Costco plans to open a new store in Vallejo, California in November, despite some skepticism from local commenters who doubt the timeline based on current construction progress. Costco CEO Ron Vachris confirmed this opening during their latest earnings call earlier this week. The company intends to open a total of 33 new stores across the U.S. in the 2027 fiscal year and will spend about $7.5 billion on these locations. Other upcoming openings include Lee’s Summit, Missouri; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, New York; Lawrence, Kansas; South Meridian, Idaho; Chandler, Arizona; Newport News, Virginia; and Franklin, Wisconsin.

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“The articles describe different store openings by Costco's rival and Costco itself, not the same specific incident.”

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“Article A covers Costco's announcement about expanding with 33 new locations for 2027, while Article B focuses on a specific location in Vallejo, California, which is one of the planned new stores but does not describe the same overall event.”

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Christopher Edwards

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“It’s good because the old one had limited parking,” said another commenter. asserted

commenter → ’ → parking

Some were skeptical about the November opening timeline based on current progress. asserted

Some → base → progress

“It’s a great thing for Vallejo but no way will it even open this year. asserted

it → ’ → Vallejo

Construction has so much left to do on exterior alone not to mention putting up interior racks, freezers, etc,” said one commenter. asserted

commenter → have → freezers

“Ain’t no way they finish that in a month or 2,” said another. asserted

another → ai → month

Costco confirmed the opening Vallejo location in their latest earnings call earlier this week. asserted

Costco → confirm → call

The bulk seller plans to open a total of 33 new stores in the 2027 fiscal year. asserted

seller → plan → year

Costco CEO Ron Vachris said the company plans to spend about $7.5 billion on the new locations. asserted

company → say → locations

The chain will open several other locations in October, including stores in Lee’s Summit, Missouri; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, New York and Lawrence, Kansas. asserted

chain → open → Summit

In November, Costco will open nine more locations, with U.S. stores in in South Meridian, Idaho; Chandler, Arizona; Newport News, Virginia and Franklin, Wisconsin. asserted

Costco → open → Meridian

Costco to land in yet another California city in just weeks — amid nationwide expansion surge

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