Sam's Club

Membership wholesale store

Sam's Club is a membership-based warehouse retail chain owned by Walmart, selling bulk goods at discounted prices.

Like Costco, it requires an annual membership fee and targets both households buying in quantity and small businesses: We got a case of paper towels at Sam's Club.

Named after Walmart founder Sam Walton.

products

Kirkland

Wholesale club's own brand

electronics · groceries · samples · liquor · furniture · appliances · jewelry · mattresses

warehouse

pallets

Flat freight platforms

  • forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
  • racksFrames for storing items
  • aislesPassages between rows

dock · industrial · shelving · no-frills · cavernous · loading · fluorescent · signage

membership

card

Stiff paper rectangle

fees · privileges · annual · enrollment · family · add-on · corporate · auto-renew · upgrade · perks

savings

deals

Agreements or distributions

promotions · rebates · rollback · cashback · discounts · value · affordable

bulk

pallet

Stackable freight platform

gallon · quantity · volume · stockpile · abundance · surplus · oversized · shrink-wrapped · bundle

Categories
Opposites
retail format/business model

Sam's Clubconvenience store

Small quick-access retail shop

boutique · corner store · bodega · 7-Eleven · specialty shop

retail scale and shopping experience

Sam's Clubsmall business

Modest independent commercial venture

general store

direct competition/brand rivalry

Sam's ClubCostco

Membership-based bulk retailer

Family

Sam, club, clubs, clubbed, clubbing, clubhouse

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G