Costco recently informed publishers that it will stop carrying books on a year-round basis in its stores. This comes after they stopped carrying books in Hawaii and Alaska as of late 2022, and after their renowned book buyer Pennie Clark Ianniciello left company in 2021. The NYT reports based on conversations with publishers, “Beginning in January 2025, the company will stop stocking books regularly, and will instead sell them only during the holiday shopping period, from September through December. During the rest of the year, some books may be sold at Costco stores from time to time, but not in […]
