Costco will stop selling popular item year-round in January in most US stores: reports

Costco will stop selling books in the majority of its US stores starting in January, with books only returning during the holiday season and intermittently. The decision is due to the labor-intensive process of stocking books by hand rather than by forklift. However, around 100 Costco stores will continue to carry books year-round, with the possibility of bringing back literary sections to more stores depending on sales trends.

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