Costco Expands Gas Access With First-Ever Standalone Stations—What to Know

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Costco Expands Gas Access With First-Ever Standalone Stations—What to Know
Consumers pump gas at a Costco station in Atlanta on May 11, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Consumers pump gas at a Costco station in Atlanta on May 11, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Drivers with a Costco Wholesale membership living in Mission Viejo, California, may soon no longer need to wait in long lines at gas stations attached to warehouse stores to access discounted fuel. Instead, they will be able to fill up at the company’s upcoming mega standalone gas station.

Costco is planning a fueling facility with 20 dispensers (equivalent to about 40 fueling positions) at a 3.28-acre site formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond, according to a City of Mission Viejo greenhouse gas analysis for the project.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”