"We continue to project 29 openings during fiscal year '25, of which three will be relocations and so 26 net new buildings," Costco CEO and President Ron Vachris said in a December 2024 earnings call.

The new Cypress store brings more than 300 new jobs to the region with positions that include tuition-free college from day one. “A new store means new opportunities.” said Furner.

Popular grocery store chain Whole Foods has more than 535 locations across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and is continuing to add to its footprint in 2025. According to the company's website, it ...

But soon 13 of those states and D.C. will be adding additional stores. (For context, Chain Store Age reported back in March 2024 that Trader Joe’s had “more than 500” locations.) ...

The discount department store plans to open about 100 new locations by the end of 2025, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kristin Kendrick Wolfe told USA TODAY on June 9.