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Costco just hours away from opening in Surprise

Doors open at 8 a.m. Sept. 24

Posted 9/23/20

Surprise residents are ticking off the time before the doors open at the new Costco at Waddell Road and Sarival Avenue.

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Costco just hours away from opening in Surprise

Doors open at 8 a.m. Sept. 24

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Surprise residents are ticking off the time before the doors open at the new Costco at Waddell Road and Sarival Avenue.

Costco is hosting a grand opening of its new location at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. 

The company and city officials are also hosting a non-publicized ribbon cutting to reduce the number of visitors for social distancing.

But Lisa Tade, regional marketing manager for Costco Wholesale, said the store is still expecting a big opening-day attendance.

"I'm sure there will be crowds waiting," Ms. Tade said.

The store has been a must-have among Surprise residents in several retail surveys in past years.

Plans have been in place since at least May 2019, but actual work on the location hasn't happened until late 2019 and early 2020.

The store's gas station opened in early August.

The nearest Costco locations to Surprise are in Glendale near 83rd Avenue and Bell Road and Avondale near 99th Avenue and McDowell Road.

The Surprise location is expected to draw customers who live in areas of Sun City West, Waddell, north Goodyear and far west Glendale.

After opening day, the store will open daily at 10 a.m., except Saturdays (9:30 a.m.).

On weekdays, there will also be a "senior hour," where shoppers 60 and older can get in before the general public. That begins at 9 a.m. Mondays through Fridays.