SAM'S CLUB

Sam's Club is expanding after seeing sharp gains in sales and membership during the pandemic.

There's never been a better time to join a warehouse club: Sam's Club memberships are less than half price.

Become a Sam's Club member by January 31 and you'll save big.

Become a Sam's Club member and save before Christmas.

Become a Sam's Club member and save before Christmas.

Become a Sam's Club member and save before Christmas.

Costco CFO Richard Galanti said the company raises its prices on average every five years and seven months. Its last price hike was in June of 2017.

A class-action lawsuit claims that government agencies are failing to reimburse families when their benefits are stolen.

Both chains had been charging $1.50 for the combo, but Sam's Club has dropped their price down to $1.38.

Walmart+ members tend to be more affluent than the average Walmart shopper, but 1 in 4 members receives government-provided food assistance.

Costco isn't yet hiking its membership fees after reporting quarterly results that topped expectations.

Sam's Club has grown during the pandemic and benefited from fuel discounts during inflation.

We take a deep dive into the quarterly results of BJ's Wholesale and Walmart owned Sam's Club to see what we can learn about Costco.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the past two weeks to $4.86 per gallon.

Wondering if Sam's Club is open on July 4, 2022? Here's everything you need to know about the superstore's Fourth of July hours.

Sam’s Club is offering a steep discount on annual memberships for a limited time.

U.S. consumer confidence edged down in May as Americans’ view of their present and future prospects dimmed in the midst of persistent inflation.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has jumped 15 cents over past two weeks to $4.38 per gallon.

New York's attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services.

BJ's says Walmart's Scan & Go app is based on technology that many retailers have used for over a decade.

Forget paying $45 for Sam's Club membership -- Amex card holders actually get paid to sign up now through April 30.

Find out how to receive a $45 Sam's Club e-gift card when you sign up -- it's like getting a membership for free.

Scan & Go has become more popular since the Covid-19 pandemic began in the U.S. in early 2020 as shoppers adopted social distancing and contactless checkout.

Find out how to receive a $45 Sam's Club e-gift card when you sign up -- it's like getting a membership for free.

Find out how to receive a $45 Sam's Club e-gift card when you sign up -- it's like getting a membership for free.

Gasoline prices are setting a new record, and they're likely to go higher in the coming weeks.

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Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies in Texas will now be able to dispense prescribed COVID-19 antiviral medications, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir.

Retailers and restaurants are looking to robots and other technology to keep up with demand amid a labor crunch and booming online sales.

The membership-only warehouse club will throw more store events, sell larger sizes of holiday side dishes and deliver cases of wine to customers' doors.

The membership-based warehouse club will now have a significantly higher starting wage than its parent company, Walmart.

The warehouse club has used digital approaches to stand out from competitors and act as a tech incubator for parent company, Walmart.

The nation's largest retailer is bringing its focus on "everyday low price" to a diabetes drug that has soared in cost and drawn scrutiny from lawmakers.

Costco, one of the first retailers to mandate shoppers wear masks, has dropped its requirement for those who are fully vaccinated at some clubs.

Walmart and Sam's Club will no longer require customers or employees who are fully vaccinated to wear masks following an CDC mask update.

Bexar County residents no longer have to go online or wait on the phone to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine. They now have an easier option.

Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across the United States have expanded access to the COVID-19 vaccine for employees and customers.

Asian Americans have been facing a dangerous climate since the coronavirus entered the U.S. a year ago. A rash of crimes victimizing elderly Asian Americans in the last two months has renewed outcry for more attention from politicians and the media. A recent wave of attacks on elderly Asian Americans — including the death of an 84-year-old San Francisco man — has fueled worries that hostilities have only worsened. AdA rash of crimes victimizing elderly Asian Americans in the past two months has renewed outcry for more attention from politicians and the media. Ad“Our work to address anti-Asian racism is inextricably tied to fighting anti-Black racism,” Choi said.

Shares were down nearly 6% Thursday morning, as investors reacted to the retailer's warning that it expects sales to moderate this year. It said earnings per share will decline, but will range flat to slightly higher after excluding divestitures. The big-box retailer has benefited from pandemic trends, as Americans buy more groceries, cleaning products and other essentials. He said it will step up investments to adjust to the significant ways the pandemic has transformed the retail business. For example, he said Walmart will spend on automation to speed up the number of curbside pickup orders it can fill.

SAN ANTONIO – One San Antonio Walmart pharmacy will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines starting Friday, according to a news release from the company. The Walmart located at 5555 De Zavala Road will be one of several locations across the nation that will begin to vaccinate residents through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. In total, more than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will begin to receive allotments of the vaccine. Those who are eligible to receive the vaccine can schedule an appointment via the Walmart and Sam’s Club websites once appointments are available, according to the news release. “We want to help the country re-open, but we can only achieve that through widespread COVID-19 vaccination.

Prior to joining Starbucks in 2017, Brewer spent five years as the CEO of Sam's Club, which is owned by Walmart. As a longtime executive in corporate America, she's spoken openly about the bias and challenges she's faced as one of very few Black women in the C-suite. In this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently serving as a Fortune 500 CEO, and just the third Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 firm in history. "When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot," she said during a 2018 speech at her alma mater Spelman College, which is an all-women HBCU. Sometimes people assume you're in the wrong place, and all I can think in the back of my head is, 'No, you're in the wrong place.'"

That means losing elders to the virus could wipe out irreplaceable pieces of culture. Concern for elders is also apparent in the tribe's COVID-19 vaccine-distribution plans. Roy Boney Jr., who manages a Cherokee language program, said the vast majority of Cherokee speakers are elders. Pequot elders play an important role in the effort to revive the tribe's language, which is no longer widely spoken. Karen Ketcher was among 28 Cherokee Nation elders who have died from the coronavirus.

For a limited time, get an annual Sam's Club membership along with a free rotisserie chicken and cupcakes.

DoorDash announced Friday it is launching a partnership with Sam's Club to provide same-day prescription delivery service to patients across the U.S. The deal involves 500 Sam's Club locations in 41 states, and is implemented through Drive, the platform DoorDash offers to businesses looking to integrate delivery into their own platforms. In this case, customers who want to access the service will have to request it through the wholesale club directly, and both members and non-members of Sam's Club can take advantage of same-day delivery. DoorDash Chief Operating Officer Christopher Payne said expanding beyond food delivery has always been part of the company's mission, but the pandemic highlighted the urgency of same-day delivery. However, with the delivery space shifting quickly and companies adding new partners, Payne said, DoorDash is always looking ahead.

This holiday season, however, the Walmart-owned warehouse club is shrinking the size of some foods to better fit Americans' plans for scaled-down holiday celebrations during the coronavirus pandemic. Megan Crozier, Sam's Club's chief merchandising officer, said the retailer added smaller packs during the pandemic as Americans' routines changed. She said the petite packs sold well, so Sam's Club decided to keep them and make holiday-themed additions. These steps come as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urge Americans to make smart choices this holiday season. "You can go through your holiday shopping list, and those are going to be offered in smaller sizes," he said.

Last week, Starbucks announced that customers who visit its company-owned café locations in the U.S. will be required to wear face coverings. Costco Wholesale Club was one of the first major retailers to require face coverings for customers at all of its stores. “I think Walmart's decision will give cover to other retailers to require masks," said Michael J. Hicks, an economist at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Social media is full of videos capturing clashes between those who are asked to wear masks, and employees who are under orders to make sure people wear them. About half of U.S. states require masks in public places, according to the RILA.

SAN ANTONIO Get ready to have your bulk grocery order from Sams Club loaded directly into your vehicle without ever stepping foot inside the warehouse. Sams Club is launching curbside pickup nationwide with the service expected to be available at all 597 club locations by the end of June, according to a press release. KSAT reached out to a spokesperson for the company and confirmed that Sams Club will offer curbside pickup across all its clubs as of June 23. Upon arrival to the club, members will use one of the designated pickup spots, and a Sams Club associate will load items into their cars. Curbside pickup hours for Plus members will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Walmart and Sam's Club will require their approximately 1.5 million U.S.-based associates to wear masks or other face coverings beginning on Monday, according to a memo sent by the CEOs of Walmart U.S. and Sam's Club, a Walmart division. The retailers will also encourage customers to wear face coverings, according to the memo, which is dated Friday. "We have evolved our policy on face coverings from optional to mandatory as public health guidance has shifted," Furner and McLay wrote. Read more: Walmart employee's family files wrongful death lawsuit after man dies of coronavirus complicationsThe financial crisis caused by Covid-19 has also led to an onslaught of new job applicants. "With this knowledge, we believe it is simply in everyone's best interest to use masks or face coverings to curb the spread of this disease," they wrote.

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Walmart said Thursday that its president and CEO in the U.S., Greg Foran, is stepping down, to be replaced by the head of its wholesale Sam's Club business, John Furner. Foran is leaving to become CEO at Air New Zealand Limited, the company said in a press release. "John has done a fantastic job at Sam's Club, and he will continue the momentum we have in Walmart U.S.," CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. Walmart said it will name Furner's successor as president and CEO of Sam's Club at a later date. He became Sam's Club CEO two years ago.

The telehealth program will introduce patients to a new form of care in which people can be diagnosed and treated without talking to or seeing the doctor. Patients who click on the 98point6 app first tell their symptoms to a chatbot or automated assistant that uses artificial intelligence. The information then gets passed along to a doctor for diagnosis and treatment, often just through secure messaging.

Sam's Club offers chip card to prevent fraud Most U.S. credit cards use decades-old technology. It is easy to hack and leaves customers vulnerable to fraud, but now Sam's Club is the first major US retailer to embed microchips in credit cards to combat thieves. Paula Reid reports from Sterling, Virginia.

Top CEOs on how to create more jobs In this "CEO Conversations," CBSNews.com asks the heads of LinkedIn, Reddit, Sam's Club and others what can be done to spur job growth in America.

Walmart gets into the used video game business You can soon start trading in your used video games at Walmart stores. But there's one catch: You won't get cash -- instead you'll get credit to buy merchandise at Walmart and Sam's Club stores or on the retailer's website.

Sam's Club CEO on why some small businesses owners love staying small Sam's Club president and CEO, Rosalind Brewer, talks about the passion and agility of small business owners in this "CBS This Morning" extra.