By Susan Selasky
Costco is opening early for Executive Members.Executive Members can now start shopping at 9 a.m.The new store hours and other benefits for Executive Members went into affect June 30.
Beginning Monday, June 30, Costco members who have the warehouse giant鈥檚 Executive Membership card will have early access to its stores.
Costco Executive Members can access warehouses at 9 a.m. daily and will have an exclusive hour of shopping (30 minutes on Saturdays) before the warehouse opens at 10 a.m.
Hours for Executive Members are 9 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. (Costco is closed for the July Fourth holiday.) Other new benefits for Costco Executive Members include a $10 monthly credit on same-day or Costco Instacart orders of $150 or more.
There are also new Executive Member benefits on Costco services, including its pet insurance and auto program.
Costco鈥檚 Executive Membership costs $130 a year for two membership cards. Executive Member benefits include 2% rewards on Costco and Costco travel purchases and additional Costco service discounts. Costco Gold Star and Business Memberships are $65 per year and include two membership cards..
Here are the hours for Costco members without Executive Memberships:
10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Costco鈥檚 new Executive Member benefits were detailed in a June 11 email to members. For information or to join or upgrade a Costco membership, go to costco.com.
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