Sam's Club is a U.S. chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Walmart Inc. It was founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton.
October 30, 2020Sam’s Club is teaming up with DoorDash to deliver same-day prescriptions across 41 states, the companies said in a statement on Friday (Oct. 30). Deliveries will be handled by DoorDash’s ...
September 17, 2020Sam’s Club is rolling out its mobile pay-at-the-pump Scan & Go Fuel experience at over 70 locations throughout the nation in September, with a “full-scale” launch to 518 gas stations ...
July 24, 2020This week, the battle for the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck is more like a boxing match. In this corner, the brick-and-mortar champion, Walmart. And in the opposite corner, the online ...
July 15, 2020Calling it an easy step to keep customers safe, Walmart Inc. and Sam’s Club will require shoppers to wear masks starting Monday (July 20), per a company announcement.
“While we’re certainly ...
June 19, 2020It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have ...
June 17, 2020Online grocery shopping went to the moon from March to May, with PYMNTS’ Navigating COVID-19 series recording a 400 percent increase, equating to $6.6 billion in online spend.
That sudden shift ...
June 16, 2020In today’s top news, Walmart acquired health services tech startup CareZone for $200 million, and Grab will lay off more than 300 employees. Plus, WhatsApp launched digital payments features for ...
June 16, 2020The past few months have been an incredibly challenging time for retailers that remained open — and an excellent example of innovation on overdrive.
Lance de la Rosa, chief operating officer ...
June 15, 2020The past few months have brought profound changes to many aspects of consumers’ lives, not the least of which is where they get their food. With many restaurants closed, consumers ...
June 12, 2020In today’s top news, the FBI warns users to beware of cyberattacks, and DoorDash is expected to receive new funding that will value the company at $15 billion. Plus, Quicken ...
June 12, 2020It is difficult to think of an aspect of consumers’ lives that has not been thoroughly disrupted by the pandemic.
There is one area where the changes are both profound and ...
June 11, 2020The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and ...
March 25, 2020Walmart‘s coronavirus response will include waiving rent for the more than 10,000 businesses that operate from within the walls of Walmart Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs, according to CNBC.
The virus, which ...
December 9, 2019In today’s top news in payments, Goldman plans to launch a robo advisor for clients with lower investment capital than traditional customers, and Apple plans to offer 0 percent installment ...
December 9, 2019Between 1983 and 1984, three retailers opened in the United States that would drastically alter the landscape by introducing a new business model to consumers. The retailers were Costco, Sam’s ...
November 22, 2019As the spending season gets into gear with Black Friday looming on the horizon, the action is getting more interesting in the Walmart-Amazon race for the consumer’s whole paycheck. The moves ...
November 18, 2019Walmart-owned Sam’s Club has appointed Kathryn McLay to serve as president and chief executive officer, replacing John Furner, who this month succeeded the departing Greg Foran as Walmart U.S. CEO, ...
October 10, 2019Walmart has announced the departure of Greg Foran, president and CEO of Walmart U.S.
His replacement with be John Furner, who currently serves as president and CEO of Sam’s Club. Furner ...
September 27, 2019Today in the payments news roundup, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the FedNow development and its U.S. ...
September 27, 2019Sam’s Club is partnering with Humana and other companies to offer members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina discounts on healthcare services, including primary care and dental services, The Associated ...
September 26, 2019To provide discounts on routine healthcare that shoppers might skip or delay due to cost, Walmart’s Sam’s Club is collaborating with multiple healthcare companies. Beginning next month, members in Pennsylvania, ...
July 11, 2019Walmart-owned Sam’s Club will now offer same-day grocery pickup for online orders, according to sources. The retailer’s announcement comes nearly a year after Sam’s Club began testing grocery pickup in ...
July 2, 2019You know things are getting real – really real – when booze enters into the mix. And that’s what’s happening with same-day delivery, among the biggest battlegrounds in all of ...
June 28, 2019Online retailers are teaming up with brick-and-mortar merchants to make it easier for consumers to retrieve their eCommerce purchases — and potentially generate foot traffic for physical stores in the ...
June 25, 2019Sam’s Club has announced that some of its shoppers using Instacart can now receive same-day alcohol delivery.
The service is now available in more than 200 locations in select markets, with ...
March 8, 2019Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend, Fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 ...
March 5, 2019In an effort to make Scan & Go a bit quicker, Sam’s Club, owned by retailing giant Walmart, has developed and is testing an app that uses a camera for ...
February 19, 2019Retail giant Walmart posted fiscal 2019 fourth quarter results that topped expectations amid strong holiday spending and U.S. eCommerce sales that logged 43 percent growth year over year.
Headline numbers show ...
January 24, 2019Synchrony announced that it has extended its partnership with Sam’s Club to continue offering financing options through the Sam’s Club-branded credit cards.
Synchrony has also reached an agreement with the retailer’s ...
December 26, 2018It has been a busy year in the world of mobile commerce, particularly with retail apps. Merchants from grocers to quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and gas stations rolled out new ways ...
November 12, 2018Walmart plans to bring an Intelligent Retail Lab to a Levittown, New York, store to experiment with customer and associate experiences. The idea is to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology ...
October 29, 2018Sam’s Club, the Walmart-owned retailer, is gearing up to open a new store in Dallas that will act as a testbed for cutting-edge retail technology.
Sam’s Club said in a blog ...
October 22, 2018A recent deal that expands Instacart’s same-day grocery delivery for Sam’s Club members stands as more than good news for the delivery service. This is the latest example of how ...
October 4, 2018By many metrics, BJ’s Wholesale Club is having a solid year. Since its IPO two months ago, shares are up 70 percent from its $17 IPO price. Despite that impressive ...
August 17, 2018It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. The ...
August 16, 2018Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest business target of Amazon, along with news Uber’s narrowing losses. ...
August 16, 2018After closing its doors earlier in the year, a former Sam’s Club store outside of Chicago will become a fulfillment center for eCommerce orders. The new facility will be the ...
July 6, 2018Despite generating a lot of buzz when it announced plans to expand across the U.S., Lidl has struggled to gain a foothold in a U.S. grocery market that has suddenly ...
June 20, 2018Warehouse clubs are designing smaller stores, with a focus on omnichannel features and a carefully chosen selection. They are also seeking to borrow from Amazon by offering free shipping benefits ...
June 19, 2018Warehouse clubs may conjure up images of cavernous stores stocked high with merchandise as far as the eye can see, but Walmart’s Sam’s Club is taking a different approach with ...