Costco operates more than just its traditional warehouse stores, even though many members may not know that. The chain, of course, has experimented with a store in Alaska that just sells furniture and appliances. Costco also plans to open a gas station without a connected warehouse in Mission Viejo, California, in spring 2026. Costco's furniture and appliances store in Alaska is not a traditional warehouse in the sense that you can't actually buy anything there. The news warehouse "will give Alaskans a ...