General Info

Founded in 1983, Sam s Club, named for Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, is owned and operated by Wal-Mart. The members-only warehouse stores have more than 40 million members, and over 550 outlets in the United States, with nearly 100 international locations in Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Sam s Clubs have a wide variety of goods, offering discount prices and available in bulk. Everything from tires and batteries, cameras and video and bakery goods to flowers and bulk meats are available at Sam s Club. It offers jewelry, furniture, pet supplies, toys, computers and accessories, and home improvement and office products. Many of the warehouse locations have a caf , pharmacy and gas station. Sam s Club offers a range of membership plans that provide discounts on its products. Member services include Web site development and maintenance, health care, business and financial services. Sam s Club is one of the sponsors of a reality TV program, known as Fast Cars and Superstars The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race. It maintains a warehouse store in Albuquerque, N.M., which has an area of more than 100,000 square feet.