<![CDATA[It’s not in your head: Costco has gotten more crowded]]>

Shopping visits to Costco warehouses ticked up by more than 18% from the first quarter of 2019 to 2026 as US consumers have turned to the club for relief from rising prices (and the occasional free sample).

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It’s not in your head: Costco has gotten more crowded

Costco store visits have surged, while other major retailers have remained flat. Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCostco keeps getting busier, with store visits

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]]>https://isurg.org/topic/80e9b518-3ab2-4879-b7ab-b2f5541e9f2f/it-s-not-in-your-head-costco-has-gotten-more-crowdedRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 21:47:38 GMTTue, 05 May 2026 13:22:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It’s not in your head: Costco has gotten more crowded on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:55 GMT]]>The higher tier membership allows allows for 30 minutes or 1 hour earlier entry into the stores. We got that membership for other reasons and I never saw myself using it, but we have a number of times to get in and out quickly.

]]>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23575880https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/23575880Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:55 GMT