Costco opened its St. Albert location at 8 a.m. Thursday morning. With about 149,000 square feet, the St. Albert store is the largest Costco in Western Canada. The second largest one, with about 145,000 square feet, is the west Edmonton warehouse.
Costco opened its St. Albert location at 8 a.m. Thursday morning.
With about 149,000 square feet, the St. Albert store is the largest Costco in Western Canada. The second largest one, with about 145,000 square feet, is the west Edmonton warehouse.
The St. Albert Costco is the 86th location in Canada and the sixth in the Edmonton region. It offers more than 4,000 products, as well as a gas bar, a propane station and a liquor store.
"We've been very anxious to open here and we have a lot of existing members in the St. Albert area," said store manager Earle Genik. "It's just important for us to be here. It's an excellent market, it's a good market for us."
The new warehouse offers many of the same specialty departments found in the six other nearby locations, such as a bakery, a fresh meat counter, a selection of dairy, fruit and vegetable products, a pharmacy and a tire centre. The store also sells a wide selection of consumer items, such as furniture, electrical appliances, jewelry and seasonal Christmas items.
Early bird shoppers were waiting in line at the store at 7:30 a.m.
After shopping at the Edmonton Costco stores for many years, St. Albert couple John and Terry Van Domselaar said the new store brings a lot more convenience to their lives.
"It used to be you have to leave St. Albert to shop, now it's getting to the point where we can stay and spend our dollars in the community," said John.
The new warehouse is open to members only. Shoppers can now purchase a Costco membership at the store.
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