New warehouses opened their doors to customers.
Menu items came and went at the beloved food courts.
Members received exciting new perksbut lost others.
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Read on for the 10 biggest changes we saw at Costco in 2023!
A crackdown on membership sharing
Costco has never permitted non-members to shop at its warehouses.
But this year, the retailer took extra steps to enforce that rule.
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Customers were already required to present their cards at warehouse entrances and regular checkout lines.
Others have been subjected tointense rounds of questioningat the self-checkout lines from employees trying to confirm their identities.
“The reaction to the other new additions, however, was largely negative.
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Back in March, customersspotted a new self-serve free sample kioskstuffed with packs of bagged fruit snacks.
“The Costco version of the Halloween ‘take one’ bowl.
Watch and prepare to lose faith in humanity,” one shopperwrote.
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However, Costco has been working behind the scenes to make its app better this year.
These enhancements already seem to be paying off.
So, all in all, progress is being made,” Galanti said.
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Costco shoppers need only create a Sesame account and verify their membership to take advantage of the discounted prices.
Costco plans to one-up itself during the 2024 fiscal year.
Galanti said during a Dec. 14 earnings call that the goal isto open 33 warehousesin fiscal 2024.
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