By Lasia Kretzel

Costco to open second Saskatoon store

May 24, 2015 | 8:43 AM

The lines at Saskatoon’s only Costco might soon get a little shorter thanks to the opening of a second location.

At a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, Arbutus Properties announced Costco will build a store in their Meadows Market mall complex in Rosewood on Zimmerman Road.

Rumours of a second location had been circulating for months, but Arbutus CEO Jeff Drexel said talks have only been in the works for the last three months. 

He said he expects Costco to begin construction later this summer, but he did not know when the new location would open. 

Overall development of the Meadows Market will be phased in over the next three years. The complex will include multiple grocery outlets, retailers, local stores, restaurants and cafes.

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“In most cases, a city of our size usually only has one (Costco), so again that just speaks to the confidence they have in our city, that they’re going to be able to do quite well here,” Mayor Don Atchison said. 

The Meadows neighbourhood is expected to include schools, parks, shops and recreation facilities as well as 2,800 single-family homes, bungalows and townhouses.

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