Costco places ‘star of death’ on Bud Light cases — suggesting it won’t restock beer By . Ariel Zilber. Published July 13, 2023. Updated July 13, 2023, 10:28 p.m. ET. Explore More ...

Costco signaled that it plans to permanently discontinue Bud Light at one or more locations by placing an asterisk (aka "death star") on its price labels and signage for the product.