Costco

Around 170 U.S. Costco locations will offer the samples the first week of June.

The big-box retailer announced the return of free food samples on Thursday.

Mounting confusion across the Bay Area after the CDC’s new guidance that people who are fully vaccinated can ditch their masks in most settings. Marianne Favro reports.

While state and local officials contemplated how to handle the CDC’s new mask use guidance, a few retailers decided to lift their mask use policies. Sergio Quintana reports.

Some of the largest retailers in the world aren’t waiting for the state and counties to decide whether to agree with the CDC that vaccinate people no longer need masks in most situations. Robert Handa reports.

Some of the largest retailers in the world aren’t waiting for the state and counties to decide whether to agree with the CDC that vaccinate people no longer need masks in most situations.

More than 24 hours after another 7 million people in California became eligible to get vaccinated, almost everyone is still looking for an appointment. On Friday, some big-name companies opened up new slots in the Bay Area. NBC Bay Area’s Anoushah Rasta went hunting online to find out who actually has some openings.

By next week, California is set to receive more than 2 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and several hundred thousand doses of Johnson & Johnson, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Costco has announced plans to close the photo centers at all of its warehouses.

Starting Monday, Nov. 16, wholesale retailer Costco will require all shoppers to wear facial coverings, even those who have medical conditions that prevent them from wearing face masks.

Big-box wholesaler Costco startled some consumers Friday with an email that included a coronavirus test as a featured item.

The parents who fought off a would-be kidnapper in a Costco parking lot over the weekend say the encounter has them uneasy and looking over their shoulders at all times.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he attempted to kidnap a toddler from inside a car at a Costco parking lot.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he attempted to kidnap a toddler from inside a car at a Costco parking lot.

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department continues to investigate COVID-19 clusters among workers at multiple Costco locations in the South Bay.

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department continues to investigate COVID-19 clusters among workers at multiple Costco locations in the South Bay. Robert Handa reports.

Santa Clara County on Thursday confirmed COVID-19 clusters among employees at four Costco locations across the county. Bob Redell reports.

There is growing concern about a reported outbreak of coronavirus cases at a popular South Bay Costco store. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

There is growing concern about a reported outbreak of coronavirus cases at a popular South Bay Costco store.

Santa Clara County Public Health is investigating cases at Costco Wholesale on Lawrence Station Road in Sunnyvale. Health leaders say the store didn’t have to shut down because it followed county rules for handling these situations, including identifying close contacts who may have been exposed, disinfecting the store and notifying the county about the exposure.