The retailer is cracking down on people sneaking into its clubs and trying to shop with other people's membership cards, it said Tuesday.
Costco said it has always asked shoppers for their membership cards at the cash registers when they check out.
Now, it is also requesting to see cards with a photo at self-checkout registers — and to view a photo ID if a shopper's membership card has no picture.
The membership-based warehouse club said it has noticed more abuse of card sharing since it expanded self-checkout to more of its stores.
Membership-based warehouse clubs have attracted more customers and won more of their wallets over the past three years.
Persons:
Costco, Richard Galanti
Organizations:
Costco, The Dallas Morning News, Shoppers, Walmart, Sam's