Costco addresses rumours new store will be opening in the North West
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCostco has responded to speculation a new store could be opened in the North West. The wholesale chain currently has a number branches across the region including one in Trafford and one in Oldham.
There are also branches in Liverpool, near Ellesmere Port and in Haydock, close to Ashton-in-Makerfield. Last week rumours circulated on social media about a possible new Costco opening in the North West, with locals speculating that a site in Speke in south Liverpool could be taken over by the wholesale chain, the Liverpool Echo reports. READ NEXT: Last branch of Simon Rimmer's Greens restaurant announces 'heartbreaking' closure The speculation was discussed on the Speke Past and Present Facebook page with a user asking whether other people in the area had heard if the former GlaxoSmithKline site in the suburb would become a Costco.
The pharmaceutical company closed its site in Speke in 2005 and the industrial estate was sold. Several people in the Facebook group said they had heard that Costco planned to open a new location on that industrial estate, but the American chain said it would not comment about future locations as a company policy.
Now called Southern Gateway, the complex just off Speke Boulevard is made up of a number of warehouse facilities. Businesses currently operating in the vicinity of Southern Gateway include The Very Group and the Boulevard Retail Park, which is home to Home Bargains, The Food Warehouse and a Costa Coffee Drive Thru.
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