Although the past few years have been tough on retailers, Costco has managed to thrive. Not only has the warehouse club giant expanded its footprint to 914 stores worldwide, it also enjoyed a fantastic final quarter of 2025. On a year-over-year basis: Net sales grew 8% E-commerce sales increased more than 15% Membership fee income rose 14% That last point is important, because unlike other retailers, Costco relies heavily on membership fees to boost its bottom line. It's because of the membership ...

Costco's extended shopping hours for its most elite members are taking effect at all its membership clubs this week.  The company began strictly enforcing its new policy on Monday, allowing executive members – its highest and most expensive membership tier – a private, hour-long shopping window during most mornings before the store opens to the rest of its members.Under its new "Executive Member Shopping Hours" policy that began rolling out earlier this summer, more than 37 million shoppers with the $130-pe ...