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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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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Christopher Edwards

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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.
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Story summary

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.

Written for “Costco Expansion” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Economy/Business · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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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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Who wrote this

Christopher Edwards
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Topics

Costco Lee’s Summit Missouri The Colony Vallejo

Subjects

Costco ORG · 3× Vallejo GPE · 2× Amherst GPE · 1× Lawrence PERSON · 1× Lee’s Summit GPE · 1× Missouri GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× Ron Vachris PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× The Colony GPE · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 “It’s a great thing for Vallejo but no way will it even open this year.

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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
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