Costco has officially opened its second location in Saskatoon.
The doors opened Thursday morning at the new location on Market Drive in the southeast corner of the city.
“With the opening of this new warehouse, we can be closer to and better serve our members who, in the past, needed to travel to our busy location on Marquis Drive West,” Russ Miller, the senior vice president and general manager of Costco in Western Canada, said.
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The new warehouse encompasses 148,000 square feet with over 4,000 high-quality items.
Costco officials said this will not only benefit small- and medium-size businesses, but also consumers.
“Costco members are always looking for great value,” Shane Bollenbach, the general manager of the new location, said.
“They will undoubtedly find that this convenient and spacious new location will present an incomparable choice of merchandise and services.”
The opening was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.
“We know Costco is one of those anchor stores that provides good employment for employees, great value and products,” Clark said.
“We look forward to seeing this development unfold and help to establish this whole new neighbourhood.”
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Don Morgan, MLA for Saskatoon Southeast, and Saskatoon Grasswood MP Kevin Waugh were also in attendance, with Waugh commenting that “you know you made it as a city when you have two Costcos.”
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