Sam's Club
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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
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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 |
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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
- ↑ "Sam's Wholesale Opens Thursday", The Daily Oklahoman, April 5, 1983, page 11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Annual Reports & Proxies" (1980–present), walmart.com.
- ↑ "Unit Counts & Square Footage" (2013–present), walmart.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1984 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1985 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1986 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1987 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1988 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1989 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1990 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1991 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1992 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1993 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1994 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1995 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1996 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1997 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1998 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 1999 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2000 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2001 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2002 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2003 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2004 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2005 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2006 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2007 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2008 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2009 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ Wal-Mart Stores 2010 Annual Report, q4cdn.com.
- ↑ "Walmart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2011"; "International Operations"; "Fact Sheets", Walmart, archived 2011.
- ↑ "Walmart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2012"; "International Operations"; "Fact Sheets", Walmart, archived 2012.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2013; "Our Locations", Walmart, archived March 8, 2013 via the WayBack Machine.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, December 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Unit Counts by Country", Walmart, January 31, 2020.