Costco opens Columbia store today

Costco held a preview of its new Columbia warehouse store on Tuesday night.

The 148,000-square-foot officially opens Wednesday at 8 a.m. at 507 Piney Grove Road, at the intersection of Interstate 26 and Piney Grove Road. Previously, the closest Costco was in Augusta, Ga. This is the fifth Costco warehouse in South Carolina and the 496th in the United States.

The new store features several specialty departments, including a gas station, bakery, a deli with rotisserie chicken, an optical department, photo center, pharmacy and a tire center.

This story was originally published August 10, 2016 at 12:16 AM with the headline "Costco opens Columbia store today."