Costco will stop selling popular year-round items in January at most US stores: reports

Bargain hunters will be disappointed to learn that Costco plans to stop selling books in most of its U.S. stores early this year.

In January, Costco will remove the popular books section from the majority of its more than 600 U.S. stores.

And it will only return during the holiday season, September through December, and at other intermittent times, the discount chain told publishers over the summer, according to the New York Times.

Costco told executives that the change was made because stocking books on tables was labor intensive and had to be done by hand rather than with a forklift as is the case at other products, the Times reported.

Costco will stop selling books in most U.S. stores. AFP via Getty Images

The move comes as more consumers purchase books through online sites like Amazon.

The books, however, will remain in about 100 Costco stores across the country year-round, business news magazine Publishers Weekly reported this week.

The decision to keep some books in stores would be a reversal from the stores' previous plans, the outlet reported.

Books will only return during the holiday season. AFP via Getty Images The chain will stop selling books because organizing novels takes more time than stocking other items. UCG Group/Universal Images via Getty Images

Publishing and Costco executives will also monitor sales trends for Taylor Swift's official Eras Tour book, which is sold exclusively at Target starting Black Friday, Publishers Weekly reported.

If book sales continue to do well, Costco could bring back literary sections to more stores, the magazine said, or all could become seasonal if sales lag.

FOX Business has contacted Costco for comment.

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