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Abhijeet S
Sam's Club is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded 1983 and named after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. As of January 31, 2009 (2009 -01-31), the Sam's Club chain operated in 48 of the 50 U.S. States,[1] and, as of 2008[update], served 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)[update], Sam's Club operated 602 membership warehouse clubs in 48 U.S. states (Oregon and Vermont are the only states without a Sam's Club), as well as four other territories: Brazil, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Locations typically range in size from 70,000–190,000 sq ft (6,500–18,000 m2), with an average club size of approximately 133,000 sq ft (12,400 m2).
Strengths
* Leverages Wal-Mart
* Data mining through Retail Link
* Limited amount of direct competitors (Costco, BJs)
* Serves business members' needs better than competition
Weaknesses
* Low asset productivity
* Real estate
* Overlap with Wal-Mart Supercenter
* Inventory management
Opportunities
* Member segmentation improvements
* Improve SKU assortment
* Improve mix of business vs. personal items inside its store
* e-Commerce
Threats
* Macroeconomic conditions affecting discretionary consumer spending
* Competition with Wal-Mart
* Costco, other retailers
* Being able to execute against member segmentation strategy
As of January 31, 2009 (2009 -01-31)[update], Sam's Club operated 602 membership warehouse clubs in 48 U.S. states (Oregon and Vermont are the only states without a Sam's Club), as well as four other territories: Brazil, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Locations typically range in size from 70,000–190,000 sq ft (6,500–18,000 m2), with an average club size of approximately 133,000 sq ft (12,400 m2).
Strengths
* Leverages Wal-Mart
* Data mining through Retail Link
* Limited amount of direct competitors (Costco, BJs)
* Serves business members' needs better than competition
Weaknesses
* Low asset productivity
* Real estate
* Overlap with Wal-Mart Supercenter
* Inventory management
Opportunities
* Member segmentation improvements
* Improve SKU assortment
* Improve mix of business vs. personal items inside its store
* e-Commerce
Threats
* Macroeconomic conditions affecting discretionary consumer spending
* Competition with Wal-Mart
* Costco, other retailers
* Being able to execute against member segmentation strategy