Sydney’s northern beaches next on the list.

 

Warehouse retailer Costco will open its 13th store in Australia at Lake Macquarie in NSW next month.

 

The new $60 million 14,000 square metre warehouse will service a large area from the Central Coast, Hunter Valley, Newcastle and outer regions.

 

Costco managing director Patrick Noone told Nine Media the new store will employ 250 staff.

 

Noone added that a new location in Sydney's northern beaches area is also being scouted.

 

"If we could find the land and do a deal, we'd go into planning right away," he said.

 

Noone said it typically takes three years from identifying a site to opening the doors.

 

Costco is also eyeing sites in Wollongong and new locations in every capital city over the next decade.