Costco announces another 19 locations in the US — bringing total new stores to 33 for 2027

Nypost · Sep 25, 2026 · 356 words · By Aurielle Weiss

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Costco announces another 19 locations in the US — bringing total new stores to 33 for 2027 See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Costco announces another 19 locations in the US — bringing total new stores to 33 for 2027 See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Costco revealed it will open another 33 warehouses in fiscal 2027 — bringing the warehouse giant closer to its goal of 30 net new locations a year.

Common ground

CEO Ron Vachris announced the new spots in its latest earnings call, and the retailer expects to shell out about $7.5 billion for the new locations.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Costco announces another 19 locations in the US — bringing total new stores to 33 for 2027?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The October locations will be in Lee’s Summit, Missouri; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, New York; Lawrence, Kansas, and Camarillo, California?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/lifestyle/costco-announces-another-19-us-locations…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The October locations will be in Lee’s Summit, Missouri; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, New York; Lawrence, Kansas, and Camarillo, California.”

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The al.com source explicitly lists Lee’s Summit (MO), The Colony (TX), Amherst (NY), Lawrence (KS), and Camarillo (CA) as October openings. No other independent source corroborates this specific list.

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web search NEUTRAL — The following 14 locations will open this year: October: Lee’s Summit, Mo.; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, N.Y.; Lawrence, Kan.; and Camarillo, Calif.; November: South Meridian, Ida., Vallejo, Calif.
https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/warehouse-giant-to-open-…

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Claim 2: “The US stores will be in South Meridian, Idaho; Vallejo, California; Chandler, Arizona; Newport News, Virginia, and Franklin, Wisconsin.”

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The al.com source mentions November openings in South Meridian (ID) and Vallejo (CA), but the provided snippet is cut off and not fully corroborated by other independent sources for the entire list.

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web search NEUTRAL — The warehouse chain plans to open 33 new stores in 2027, according to an article by The Hill. Costco CEO Ron Vachris announced the openings in a recent earnings call.
https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/warehouse-giant-to-open-…

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Claim 3: “spending $6.4 billion on capital projects just for this year alone”

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No evidence was provided regarding a $6.4 billion spend on capital projects for fiscal year 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew "A.J." Befumo Jr. (born January 16, 1976) and Eric Justice Befumo (born April 8, 2013), collectively known online as both A.J. & Big Justice and the Costco Guys, are American social media perso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Costco hot dog is a 1⁄4-pound (110-gram) hot dog sold at the international warehouse club Costco's food courts. It is notable for its steady price as a combo deal with a soda at North American loc…
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Claim 4: “November brings nine additional warehouses, including four in Canada — Northeast Edmonton and Lloydminster in Alberta and East Windsor and Wasaga Beach in Ontario.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and Costco homepage links that do not mention November warehouse openings or specific Canadian cities.

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web search NEUTRAL — Costco's earliest predecessor, Price Club, opened its first store on July 12, 1976, on Morena Boulevard in San Diego, California. It was founded three months earlier by Sol Price and his son, Robert, …
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web search NEUTRAL — Find top-quality grocery and household items at Costco. Enjoy bulk savings on food, beverages, cleaning products, and everyday essentials.
https://www.costco.com/grocery-household.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Page d'accueil du site Costco France : Villebon-sur-Yvette, Pontault-Combault et Mulhouse
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Claim 5: “Costco purchased a 32-acre property a few blocks from its current warehouse, aiming to build a 163,000 square-foot retail warehouse and fuel station”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the purchase of a 32-acre property or the specific square footage of a new warehouse in Newport News.

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Claim 6: “Costco revealed it will open another 33 warehouses in fiscal 2027”

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Two independent web sources (24/7 Wall St. and al.com) explicitly state that Costco plans to open 33 warehouses in fiscal 2027.

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Claim 7: “Vachris said the company ended its fiscal 2026 with 939 warehouses”

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The evidence mentions fiscal 2026 net sales ($297.2 billion) but does not provide the total number of warehouses at the end of that fiscal year.

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Claim 8: “the Costco website added 14 new locations under its “coming soon” section”

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The al.com source mentions 'The locations for these 14...', implying a list of 14 locations, but there is no second independent source confirming the specific 'coming soon' section of the website contained exactly 14 locations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James D. Sinegal (born January 1, 1936) is an American businessman, co-founder and former CEO of the Costco Wholesale Corporation, an international retail chain. He served as Costco's president and CE…
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Claim 9: “the retailer expects to shell out about $7.5 billion for the new locations”

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While sources discuss warehouse openings and financial projections, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific $7.5 billion expenditure for new locations.

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Claim 10: “the warehouse set to open soon in Newport News is replacing a store that has been in the city since 1988”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the Newport News store replacing a 1988 location.

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