{"id":18673,"date":"2017-03-03T23:55:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T04:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=18673"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:27:42","slug":"costco-is-raising-membership-fees-starting-june-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=18673","title":{"rendered":"Costco is Raising Membership Fees Starting June 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Costco is boosting the price of its standard Gold Star membership by $5 to $60 a year. The Executive membership, which offers additional discounts and an annual reward on purchases, will go up $10 to $120 a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The company made the announcement on Thursday as it released its latest earnings, which disappointed Wall Street. Sales and profits were lower than expected. Shares of Costco (<span class=\"inlink_chart\"><a class=\"inlink\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/quote\/quote.html?symb=COST&amp;source=story_quote_link\">COST<\/a><\/span>) fell 4% in early trading Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Costco is facing tough competition from Sam&#8217;s Club, the warehouse company owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/browse\/0\/0?cat_id=0&amp;facet=special_offers:Clearance%7C%7Cspecial_offers:Rollback%7C%7Cspecial_offers:Special%20Buy&amp;u1=&amp;oid=223073.1&amp;wmlspartner=pUdDfDhzSPw&amp;sourceid=07319870860257188405&amp;affillinktype=10&amp;veh=aff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Walmart<\/span><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.target.com\/c\/weekly-deals\/-\/N-4xw74?clkid=68a29438N8659d1e22ab2aacd9f9666a9&amp;lnm=115439&amp;afid=FlexOffers.com%2C%20LLC&amp;ref=tgt_adv_xasd0002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Target<\/span><\/a>. Both have lowered prices to woo more customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Read More at <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2017\/03\/03\/investing\/costco-membership-fee-hike-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">CNN Money<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Costco is boosting the price of its standard Gold Star membership by $5 to $60 a year. The Executive membership, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=18673\" title=\"Costco is Raising Membership Fees Starting June 1st\">&#8230;.. 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