General Info

Founded in 1983, Sam s Club, named for Walmart founder Sam Walton, is owned and operated by Walmart. 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 meat 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 several warehouse stores in Cincinnati.