Costco to go online as rival Amazon prepares to enter Aussie market

Ahead of Amazon’s entry into Australia, Costco is building one of the largest warehouses in the nation to launch online shopping.

The massive site on the Oakdale Estate near Horsley Park in Sydney is subject to a development application and will be used to distribute to existing warehouses and Costco.com.au.

“We use our distribution centres around the world to do that, so that would be something we would be looking forward to use that site for,” Managing Director of Costco Austalia Patrick Noone told 9NEWS.

Costco’s move online is a potential game-changer, with Amazon coming to Australia offering cheap prices and high-speed delivery.

The retail giant launched online in the US nine years ago.

“Big three or four-door fridges online that you can buy and have delievered to your home, whereas in the warehouse we can’t carry them all year round,” Mr Noone said.

Costco online is expected to start in 18 months’ time once the warehouse is built and stocked.