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By Raj Malhotra | 11 January 2021

Costco Acquires Site For Auburn Expansion

The Australian arm of the US based CostCo are preparing plans to expand its Auburn store with the purchase this week of an adjoining property.The 9,394sqm site, situated at 13-15 Parramatta Rd Lidcombe is currently occupied by Plush Furniture which is part of the Greenlit brand group. The Group, which also owns Freedom Furniture, Fantastic Furniture, Snooze and other bedding companies, made a $288.5m loss last year. Greenlit Brands have sold other assets including aFreedom store in Moorabbinand aBest & Less Head Officein Leichhardt.CostCo paid $30.5m for the additional site ($3248/sqm of site area), settling on the transaction just prior to Christmas.Costco currently has 12 stores across Australia and continues to seek to expand its bulk discount network with plans to open two stores a year to reach their growth targets.To support the expansion, the Group has recently completed a new national distribution facility at Kemps Creek.The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

The 9,394sqm site, situated at 13-15 Parramatta Rd Lidcombe is currently occupied by Plush Furniture which is part of the Greenlit brand group. The Group, which also owns Freedom Furniture, Fantastic Furniture, Snooze and other bedding companies, made a $288.5m loss last year. Greenlit Brands have sold other assets including aFreedom store in Moorabbinand aBest & Less Head Officein Leichhardt.CostCo paid $30.5m for the additional site ($3248/sqm of site area), settling on the transaction just prior to Christmas.Costco currently has 12 stores across Australia and continues to seek to expand its bulk discount network with plans to open two stores a year to reach their growth targets.To support the expansion, the Group has recently completed a new national distribution facility at Kemps Creek.The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

CostCo paid $30.5m for the additional site ($3248/sqm of site area), settling on the transaction just prior to Christmas.Costco currently has 12 stores across Australia and continues to seek to expand its bulk discount network with plans to open two stores a year to reach their growth targets.To support the expansion, the Group has recently completed a new national distribution facility at Kemps Creek.The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

Costco currently has 12 stores across Australia and continues to seek to expand its bulk discount network with plans to open two stores a year to reach their growth targets.To support the expansion, the Group has recently completed a new national distribution facility at Kemps Creek.The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

To support the expansion, the Group has recently completed a new national distribution facility at Kemps Creek.The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

The Group have in excess of 782 locations worldwide and is reported to be the second largest retailer in the world, behind only Walmart. In 2019, the company had net sales of over 149.35 billion U.S. dollars and a brand value of over 17 billion.We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

We have approached Costco to comment on its plans and await their feedback.Parramatta RoadPrevious ArticleNext Article

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Raj dissects consumer movement, strip mall evolution, and experiential retail. A passionate street food critic, he blends satellite tracking with cultural cues to forecast retail hotspots.