The future of Kansas City’s Midtown Costco is coming into sharper focus.New documents filed with the city show Costco is moving ahead with plans to convert its store at 241 Linwood Blvd. into a Costco Business Center. The business center is geared more toward restaurants, convenience stores, and other small businesses than traditional shoppers.The change would bring some noticeable differences for customers.Services that many shoppers use today, including the food court, pharmacy, optical center, bakery, and tire center, would disappear. The store would also stop selling clothing, jewelry, and major electronics.At the same time, Costco says in the plans that many everyday staples would remain on the shelves. Members would still be able to buy groceries, produce, dairy products, frozen foods, paper goods, cleaning supplies, pet food, snacks, and beverages. The fuel station would remain open.The proposal would also reshape parts of the property.Costco plans to add shipping docks and space to store delivery trucks overnight as it expands delivery operations from the site. A covered loading area for customers is also planned.Business Centers operate differently from traditional Costco warehouses. The Midtown location would be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily if the conversion is approved.The filing comes weeks after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Costco was exploring converting the Midtown location, a possibility that concerned some shoppers who rely on the store for groceries, prescriptions, eye care, and other services.
The future of Kansas City’s Midtown Costco is coming into sharper focus.
New documents filed with the city show Costco is moving ahead with plans to convert its store at 241 Linwood Blvd. into a Costco Business Center.
The business center is geared more toward restaurants, convenience stores, and other small businesses than traditional shoppers.
The change would bring some noticeable differences for customers.
Services that many shoppers use today, including the food court, pharmacy, optical center, bakery, and tire center, would disappear.
The store would also stop selling clothing, jewelry, and major electronics.
At the same time, Costco says in the plans that many everyday staples would remain on the shelves.
Members would still be able to buy groceries, produce, dairy products, frozen foods, paper goods, cleaning supplies, pet food, snacks, and beverages.
The fuel station would remain open.
The proposal would also reshape parts of the property.
Costco plans to add shipping docks and space to store delivery trucks overnight as it expands delivery operations from the site.
A covered loading area for customers is also planned.
Business Centers operate differently from traditional Costco warehouses.
The Midtown location would be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily if the conversion is approved.
The filing comes weeks after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Costco was exploring converting the Midtown location, a possibility that concerned some shoppers who rely on the store for groceries, prescriptions, eye care, and other services.