Sam's Club is an American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton. As of 2008, the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members. Sam's Club ranks second in sales volume among warehouse clubs behind Costco Wholesale, despite the fact that Sam's has more retail locations.
As of January 31, 2009 (2009 -01-31), Sam's Club opera...
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Sam's Club is an American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton. As of 2008, the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members. Sam's Club ranks second in sales volume among warehouse clubs behind Costco Wholesale, despite the fact that Sam's has more retail locations.
As of January 31, 2009 (2009 -01-31), Sam's Club operated 602 membership warehouse clubs in 47 U.S. states (Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont are the only states without a Sam's Club), as well as Puerto Rico, Brazil, China and Mexico. Locations typically range in size from 70,000–190,000 sq ft (6,500–18,000 m), with an average club size of approximately 133,000 sq ft (12,400 m).
The first Sam's Club opened on April 7, 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.
In 1989, Sam's entered New Jersey with a store in Delran in a former Two Guys / Jefferson Ward store. This was Walmart's first...
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