Sam's Club

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For the database of individual Sam's Club locations, see the data table for Infobox Sam's Club.

Sam's Club is a chain of warehouse clubs operated by Walmart Inc. The first Sam's Club store opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma.[1] As of January 31, 2021, there are 794 Sam's Club stores operating in the United States, Mexico, and China.[2] Sam's Club stores have also previously existed in Argentina (1995–2000), Brazil (1995–2018), and Canada (2003–2009).

Store history[edit | edit source]

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Total Sam's Club stores, 1983-present

The table below shows the number of Sam's Club stores operating at the end of each fiscal year since the chain was created in 1983. Location totals outside of North America are generally given as of December 31 of the preceding year.[3][4]

Date Total USA Mexico China Brazil Canada Argentina Source
1/31/1984 3 3 [5]
1/31/1985 11 11 [6]
1/31/1986 23 23 [7]
1/31/1987 44 44 [8]
1/31/1988 84 84 [9]
1/31/1989 105 105 [10]
1/31/1990 123 123 [11]
1/31/1991 148 148 [12]
1/31/1992 208 208 [13]
1/31/1993 256 256 [14]
1/31/1994 426 419 7 [15]
1/31/1995 450 428 22 [16]
1/31/1996 470 437 28 3 2 [17]
1/31/1997 475 440 28 1 3 3 [18]
1/31/1998 483 448 28 1 3 3 [19]
1/31/1999 497 457 31 1 5 3 [20]
1/31/2000 512 469 34 1 5 3 [21]
1/31/2001 528 481 38 1 8 [22]
1/31/2002 564 507 46 3 8 [23]
1/31/2003 596 534 50 4 8 [24]
1/31/2004 618 547 53 4 10 4 [25]
1/31/2005 642 560 61 3 12 6 [26]
1/31/2006 670 576 70 3 15 6 [27]
1/31/2007 693 588 77 3 19 6 [28]
1/31/2008 713 600 83 3 21 6 [29]
1/31/2009 734 612 91 3 22 6 [30]
1/31/2010 731 607 98 3 23 [31]
1/31/2011 747 609 108 6 24 [32]
1/31/2012 768 611 124 6 27 [33]
1/31/2013 797 620 142 8 27 [34]
12/31/2013 821 632 152 10 27 [35]
12/31/2014 843 647 159 10 27 [36]
1/31/2016 855 655 161 12 27 [37]
1/31/2017 862 660 160 15 27 [38]
1/31/2018 805 597 162 19 27 [39]
1/31/2019 785 599 163 23 [40]
1/31/2020 788 599 163 26 [41]
1/31/2021 794 599 164 31 [2]
Date Total USA Mexico China Brazil Canada Argentina Source

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sam's Wholesale Opens Thursday", The Daily Oklahoman, April 5, 1983, page 11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Annual Reports & Proxies" (1980–present), walmart.com.
  4. ↑ "Unit Counts & Square Footage" (2013–present), walmart.com.
  5. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1984 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  6. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1985 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  7. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1986 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  8. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1987 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  9. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1988 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  10. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1989 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  11. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1990 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  12. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1991 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  13. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1992 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  14. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1993 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  15. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1994 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  16. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1995 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  17. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1996 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  18. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1997 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  19. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1998 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  20. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1999 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  21. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2000 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  22. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2001 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  23. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2002 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  24. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2003 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  25. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2004 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  26. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2005 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  27. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2006 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  28. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2007 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  29. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2008 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  30. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2009 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  31. ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2010 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
  32. ↑ "Walmart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2011"; "International Operations"; "Fact Sheets", Walmart, archived 2011.
  33. ↑ "Walmart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2012"; "International Operations"; "Fact Sheets", Walmart, archived 2012.
  34. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2013; "Our Locations", Walmart, archived March 8, 2013 via the WayBack Machine.
  35. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, December 31, 2013.
  36. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, December 31, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2019.
  41. ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2020.
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