Now, it’s looking to press forward even more aggressively.
Costco, meanwhile, operates 853 warehouses worldwide, including 587 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
The club has already opened 14 new stores this fiscal year, including eight U.S. openings.
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Its newest location opened just last week in Tulsa, Okla. ; and Canton, Ohio, according to itswebsite.
Costco additionally has numerous buildings now in the works, with no announced opening date.
These include at least threereported projects in Texas, one of Sam’s Club’s biggest markets.
The proposed site inLowell, Ark., is less than 12 miles from Sam’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville.
KSDK-TVreports that Costco is also constructing anew Costco Business Centerin the St. Louis area.
