[ALERT] Costco is Opening a New Metro Atlanta Store Sooner Than You Think

Costco recently started construction on what will be its eighteenth store in Georgia.  The store, located at 2245 Jodeco Road, helps anchor the new Bridges at Jodeco mixed-use development in Stockbridge.  Overall, the project, located just off I-75, spans 158 acres and will include retail, entertainment, and dining options along with apartments and townhomes, among other features.   

The new Costco will include the popular warehouse club's grocery and general merchandise offerings as well as a cafe and fuel center. (About a half mile from the new Costco is a RaceTrac that opened in 2019 - perhaps the only unit in the chain to offer a drive-thru.)  The Stockbridge Costco will be the Issaquah, Washington-based chain's newest in Georgia and first since the 2022 opening of the Costco on Parkway Boulevard in Athens.  The company opened stores in Pooler near Savannah and in Dallas 2021 and also opened a store in Sharpsburg near Peachtree City in 2019.  

Depending on memberships for a significant part of their revenue, Costco currently offers three membership types, with many consumers opting either for their "Gold Star" ($60 per year) or "Executive" ($120 per year) options.  The company made headlines in June when reports surfaced that the retailer was cracking down on nonmembers making in store purchases using the club's self checkout lanes.   

The club is known to carry higher-end merchandise than rival Sam's Club, and also features their popular "Kirkland Signature" house brand.  

Costco currently operates sixteen standard warehouse clubs in Georgia as well as a "Business Center" which caters to small business owners, in Morrow, in a converted former standard Costco.  The Business Center, which opened in 2012, is about ten miles north of the upcoming Stockbridge store.  

There has in years past been talk of a Costco at Northside Drive near IKEA, North DeKalb Mall near Decatur, and later, Northlake Mall in Tucker, but none of those would-be stores came to fruition.  Earlier this year, however, it was revealed that Atlanta-based Fuqua Development was looking to redevelop a roughly 30 acre parcel in Stone Mountain into a mixed-use development that could include a new Costco.  The store has not been confirmed by the retailer but is reportedly "progressing" according to sources familiar with the project.  

Established in Seattle in 1983, there are today nearly 900 Costco stores worldwide, including about 600 stores in the U.S.

According to the Costco website, the new Stockbridge store is scheduled to open November 16, 2023!    

Are you excited for the opening of the new Costco in Stockbridge?  Where else would you like to see Costco open?  Are you currently a Costco, Sam's Club or BJ's member, or more than one?  

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