Costco Will Close All of Its Stores for 24 Hours

Costco has announced that it will close all of its stores for 24 hours, so members will have to get their shopping done early.

The US Sun confirmed that the popular big-box store will be participating in a “retail blackout” on Christmas Day, which means that it will be closing its doors for the entirety of the day. Despite many stores closing to observe the holiday, Christmas remains the busiest shopping season of the year.

Several chains, including Costco, will be closed on Christmas.

To provide workers the opportunity to spend time with their loved ones at home on Christmas Day, the warehouse club will close its hundreds of sites across the United States for a full day.

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Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day are among the holidays when the warehouses are closed, in addition to Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, most stores will be open from approximately 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., though specific hours may depend on the location. On New Year’s Eve, customers should anticipate that the store will be open from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Make sure your local store is open by calling or checking its hours in advance.

Costco’s Recent Recall

While the membership-based warehouse remains one of the more popular stores in the country, it recently faced a spate of bad press when it was forced to recall nearly 80,000 pounds of its own brand of butter due to a missing ingredient on the label.

Two types of butter totaling about 79,200 pounds were recalled by the wholesaler from its inventory: 32,400 pounds of Kirkland Signature Salted Sweet Cream Butter and 46,800 pounds of Kirkland Signature Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, cream is listed in both Costco goods. However, the items “may be missing the Contains Milk statement,” classifying the recall as a “Class II.” A “Class II” recall, as defined by the FDA, is one in which exposure to the product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”