But starting in 2025, the retailer will stop offering one of its popular product categories year-round.

Instead, Costco will only offer books during the holiday shopping period from September through December.

One of the main reasons Costco will stop selling books is that they require too much work to stock.

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According toThe Times, Costco receives new shipments of books every Tuesday.

Costco has already stopped stocking books in several of its markets, such as Alaska and Hawaii.

“That’s a shame.

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The book section is always my first stop, yes even before the vino.

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“This makes me super sad.

They always have great books,“anotherwrote.

Costco did not immediately respond to our queries for confirmation and comment on the change.

The shift away from book sales is only one of themajor developments taking place at Costco right now.