The stores, which are due to open between July and August this year, are a result of booming sales amid the global pandemic.
The wholesale giant has announced that it will open stores in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arizona; Moore, Oklahoma; Springfied, Missouri and Naperville, Illinois. It will also be opening one new store each in Australia and Japan.
The chain experienced a boom in sales at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic and despite the world slowly starting to get back to a sense of normality, sales remain exceptionally high for the retailer. Total revenue for the year ended August 2020 was up by 9 per cent to $163bn. It’s most recent quarterly earnings report (reported at the end of May) saw an increase in revenue by 21.7 per cent to $44.38bn.
The brand has more than 800 stores globally, 559 of which are situated in the US and Puetro Rico.
