Queen Creek’s Costco opening in January

Queen Creek’s first, and much anticipated, Costco is set to open in late January.

“The store’s shell is done but there have been some supply chain issues to deal with, specifically the ‘switchgear,’ which is what drives all the lighting, refrigeration and basically anything electrical inside a 150,000-square-foot retail big box,” said Queen Creek Vice Mayor Jeff Brown.

Electrical switchgear refers to a centralized collection of circuit breakers, fuses and switches (circuit protection devices) that function to protect, control and isolate electrical equipment. The circuit protection devices are mounted in metal structures. A collection of one or more of these structures is called a switchgear line-up or assembly.

Brown added that the Costco’s fuel islands will likely open on or around Jan. 5.

“Did you know that our Costco QC location will have 32 spots to fuel as opposed to 16 spots at most of the other area locations,” Brown said.

Brown and Mayor-elect Julia Wheatley recently met with Queen Creek’s Costco general manager, her management crew and toured the store.

“The place is empty today, but the signage is up around the perimeter, and we got to see where QC residents will be buying those pizza slices and rotisserie chickens (we’re talking 3,500 to maybe over 5,000 of them per week here) along with all manner of top-quality national and regional brands, with a 100% satisfaction guarantee,” Brown said.

In July 2021 Costco officially announced it was opening a store in Queen Creek in the fall of 2021 or winter of 2022.

Local Developer, Carson Brown and his team at The Legacy Group have been working on this Costco land development deal at Queen Creek and Ellsworth roads. Brown and his team have worked with Costco for the past two years and are selling a portion of the site directly to the Costco group.

“I am excited for what this will do for the town of Queen Creek,” Brown stated in a press release. “It is one of the fastest growing towns/cities in Arizona and there is so much growth in the East Valley right now.”

The Legacy Group is also in a joint venture development with Vestar for the balance of the property. The remaining acres will consist of regional and national retailers that will be at Queen Creek Crossing.

“We are super excited to have Costco come to Queen Creek,” said the town’s Economic Development Director Doreen Cott. “We have strong demographics and a strong trade area and more developers, regional and national retailers are gravitating to our area.”