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Medicube enters about 400 Costco stores in the US
APR’s Medicube beauty brand has entered about 400 Costco stores in the United States.
The launch gives US shoppers another place to buy Medicube, which already sells through Ulta Beauty, Target and Walmart.
Costco is offering a special version of Medicube’s Zero Pore Pad, a toner product.
The pad has ranked first in Amazon’s US toner category since February last year, according to APR.
The company plans to expand to all US Costco locations, then enter Costco stores in Canada and Europe.
APR said its North American sales reached 647.9 billion won in the first half, up more than 260% from the same period a year earlier.
The expansion matters because it broadens Medicube’s access to shoppers in a fast-growing market for APR.
Medicube has entered about 400 Costco stores in the United States.
The APR-owned beauty brand launched its Zero Pore Pad as a Costco-exclusive product.
APR plans to expand Medicube to all Costco stores in the United States and later to Costco stores in Canada and Europe.
The Costco launch follows Medicube’s expansion into other major US retailers, including Ulta Beauty, Target and Walmart.
APR said its North American sales rose more than 260% year on year in the first half of the year.
- Who
- Medicube, a beauty brand operated by APR.
- What
- Medicube entered about 400 Costco stores in the United States, with its Zero Pore Pad as a Costco-exclusive product.
- When
- The article was published on October 18, 2026; the entry date was not stated.
- Where
- About 400 Costco stores in the United States.
- Why
- APR said the move would broaden consumer access and expand Medicube’s sales base at major retailers.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Medicube entered about 1,400 Ulta Beauty stores in the United States.
Medicube expanded to more than 1,500 Target stores.
Medicube entered about 3,000 Walmart stores.
Medicube entered about 400 Costco stores in the United States.
- Costco entry
- About 400 US stores
- Costco-exclusive product
- Zero Pore Pad
- Ulta Beauty entry
- About 1,400 stores, August last year
- Target entry
- More than 1,500 stores, April this year
- Walmart entry
- About 3,000 stores, June this year
- North American sales
- 6,479억원 in the first half of the year, up more than 260% year on year
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What people are saying
We expect the Costco launch to further broaden consumer access to Medicube and enable us to continue expanding our sales base across major retail channels.