Costco and Sprouts will increase their profiles in the Tucson metro area. Both will soon open a new store in the Vail area, southeast of Tucson. The Costco opening marks its fourth store in Tucson, and the Sprouts addition will be its seventh.

Plans to develop 22 acres at 9688 E. Old Vail Road for a 158,000-square-foot Costco warehouse were recently filed with the City. The site is near South Houghton Road.

At Houghton and Old Vail roads, Sprouts will anchor the center that is currently being marketed by local developers Larsen Baker.

That area of the city is also home to Raytheon, the UA Tech Park and the Target Distribution Center.

Vail’s population is currently close to 16,000 residents. The Rita Ranch area has approximately 12,000 residents, and hundreds of new homes are in various stages of construction within the area.