As of January 2008, the 'Enjoy the Possibilities' slogan was no longer in use. Since then it became an official advertising slogan, mentioned in television and radio advertisements, but it is not mentioned on its website. In December 2007, Sam's Club launched a new slogan, 'Enjoy the Possibilities'. On September 24, 2006, Sam's Club unveiled a new logo with an updated serif font. The largest Sam's Club is located in Pineville, North Carolina with 185,000 sq ft (17,200 m 2) of retail space that was formerly an Incredible Universe. The latest flagship club opening as of September 13, 2007, was in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sam's Club entered the Canadian market in Southern Ontario (all but one in the Greater Toronto Area/ Golden Horseshoe) in 2003. In 1993, Walmart acquired PACE Membership Warehouse from Kmart and converted many (but not all) PACE locations into Sam's Clubs. The company entered the Pennsylvania market in 1990. The first Walmart discount store (now expanded into a Supercenter) in New Jersey opened in 1991 in Turnersville. This was Walmart's first expansion into the Northeast. In 1989, Sam's Club entered New Jersey with a club in Delran in a former Two Guys/Jefferson Ward store. The stores were owned by Alton Hardy Howard and his son John. In 1987, Sam's Club made its first acquisition by purchasing West Monroe, Louisiana-based SuperSaver Wholesale Warehouse Club the purchase expanded the chain by 24 locations. Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, 21 years after he founded Walmart. įormer Sam's Club logo, used from 2006 to 2019. Īccording to Business Insider, the Sam's Club closings and plans to convert some stores into e-commerce fulfillment centers as announced in January 2018 are part of Walmart's growing commitment to online retailing that will allow it to better compete with rival Amazon. Walmart eventually told Business Insider that 63 Sam’s Club stores would begin liquidating across the country, including in Alaska, Arizona, California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Texas. In a number of cases, employees showed up to work and found the doors locked and a notice saying that the store would soon be liquidated. On January 11, 2018, Sam’s Club announced the permanent closure of select stores. From 2003 to 2009 Sam's Club had 6 locations in Canada. Grupo Big, formerly Walmart Brazil, which was de-consolidated from Walmart in August 2018, also operates Sam's Clubs in Brazil.

It has 166 locations in Mexico, and 36 in China. Walmart International also operates Sam's Club stores in Mexico and China. clubs), Vermont, and Washington (all three locations in that state closed in 2018 as part of a plan to close 63 clubs), as well as the District of Columbia. The only states where Sam's Club does not operate are Alaska (all three locations in that state closed in 2018 as part of a plan to close 63 clubs), Massachusetts (its last remaining location in that state, located in Worcester, closed in 2018 as part of a plan to close 63 clubs), Oregon, Rhode Island (the state's only location, in Warwick, closed in 2016 as part of a plan to close 269 stores globally, including four U.S. As of January 31, 2019, Sam's Club ranks second in sales volume among warehouse clubs with $57.839 billion in sales (in fiscal year 2019) behind rival Costco Wholesale.Īs of April 30, 2022, Sam's Club operates 600 membership warehouse clubs in the United States in 44 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands. ( doing business as Sam's Club) is an American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Walmart Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton as Sam’s Wholesale Club. Electronics, Office, Home, Furniture, Auto, Patio and Garden Supplies, Children's accessories, Grocery, Pet Supplies, Health and Beauty, Jewelry, Toys, and Sporting Goods.

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