Costco opens Nampa store next week

Article published Aug 19, 2006
Ken Dey @ The Idaho Statesman

Costco opens Nampa store next week
City officials hope to keep shoppers in town, lure others from outlying areas

The new Costco in Nampa will open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The opening of the members-only warehouse store has been a long-awaited event for Canyon County shoppers, who have had to drive to Boise if they wished to shop at a Costco.

"Many residents have commented that this is long overdue, and we are anxious and excited to be part of the beautiful area," Norm Peterson, manager of the Nampa store, said in a news release.
The 151,000-square-foot store is at 16700 N. Marketplace Blvd., on the north corner of Karcher Road and Midland Boulevard. The store is about 15,000 square feet smaller than the Boise Costco.

"I think everyone is excited about the Costco opening," said Sharla Arledge, the public information officer for the city of Nampa. "Not only will it be a convenience for the people living in Nampa, but will draw a lot of people from Meridian to Ontario."
Keeping existing shoppers in Nampa and drawing others to the city will also help existing businesses, Arledge said.

The Nampa Costco will feature all of the departments available at other locations including a bakery, produce section, deli and fresh meat department.

The store will also have an optical department with a doctor of optometry, a one-hour photo processing area, a pharmacy, a tire center, a hearing aid center, a wine section and a food court. And it will have an on-site gas station.
The Nampa store is the company's fourth in Idaho and 356th in the United States.

The Costco store is one of the anchors of the Treasure Valley Marketplace that will also include a Target and a Kohl's. Other stores in the project include the Dress Barn, Maurice's, Famous Footwear, Michael's, Old Navy, Petco, Best Buy and Del Taco. Developers say the entire marketplace should be open by spring 2007.
On the east side of Nampa, another members-only warehouse store is set to open this fall when Wal-Mart opens a Sam's Club across from the Idaho Center on Franklin Road, adjacent to a new Wal-Mart Supercenter. Across I-84 from the Idaho Center, work on the new Gateway shopping center is under way. It will include a J.C. Penney.