by - November 29, 2018 10:28 am
Bentonville retailer Sam’s Club is moving forward with its plan to provide corporate employees with a rare but sought-after perk. The company plans to build for its working parents an…
by - June 3, 2018 6:30 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his top management team on Friday were asked repeatedly by equity analysts about the recent $16 billion investment for a 77% majority stake in Indian…
by - March 3, 2018 2:07 pm
Sam’s Club suppliers received an email Saturday (March 2) outlining the retailer’s new partnership with Nielsen and cloud-based analytics firm 1010data to create a Member Analysis, Data Reporting & Insights…
by - February 14, 2018 6:01 pm
Sam’s Club on Wednesday (Feb. 14) pared down its membership levels from three to two. The basic membership for $45 remains, and the $100 “Plus” membership comes with free-shipping on…
by - January 11, 2018 5:30 pm
It was the classic “good news, bad news” day at Wal-Mart Stores. On the same day (Jan. 11) the world’s largest retailer announced hourly wage increases for U.S. employees, Sam’s…
by - December 20, 2017 2:13 pm
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club division owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is planning to build a new layout center in Bentonville, just a few steps from its headquarters on Simple…
by - December 18, 2017 5:29 pm
John Furner took over as Sam’s Club CEO on Feb. 1 this year, and brought with him two decades of retail operations experience from working his way up through the…
by - October 16, 2017 2:10 pm
John Furner, CEO of Sam’s Club, told the Wall Street investment community last week he understood their questions about whether his new leadership team will move the needle in a…
by - September 26, 2017 5:09 pm
Automation of money-counting and some accounting roles in Sam’s Club stores will result in about 700 job cuts. The retailer said employees have opportunities to transfer positions but some of…
by - June 22, 2017 4:41 pm
Jet.com President Liza Landsman honed her math and analytical problem solving skills from an early age thanks to a grandfather who was a bookie and spent a lot of time…
by - May 24, 2017 8:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas welcomes its third Sam’s Club set to open at 8:30 a.m., Thursday (May 25), just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Club Manager Mark Byrd said membership sales,…
by - April 19, 2017 10:20 am
It’s been nearly three years in the making, but under the leadership of vice president of private brands Chandra Holt, Sam’s Club has consolidated its 20 proprietary brands into Member’s…
by - April 3, 2017 3:25 pm
Sam’s Club has installed drive-through pickup lanes in 60 of its clubs, with plans to expand to 100 clubs by year end, according to Jamie Iannone, president and CEO of…
by - March 15, 2017 1:29 pm
Mark Byrd, manager for the new Sam’s Club under construction in Springdale, has signed on with Wal-Mart’s Lifetime Learning program to learn Spanish because many store customers are likely to…
by - February 2, 2017 5:38 am
John Furner, 42, started his new job as CEO of Sam’s Club on Wednesday (Feb. 1) by introducing himself on the Walmart Blog. Furner, who succeeded Rosalind Brewer, is not…
by - February 1, 2017 4:00 pm
Sam Walton was a small business man at heart, and his desire to launch a wholesale club to benefit other small businesses stemmed from that, according to local retired Sam’s…
by - January 30, 2017 9:10 am
John Furner, 42, will assume the role of Sam’s Club CEO on Wednesday (Feb. 1) and the retail giant will pay him a base salary of $780,000 for this first…
by - January 26, 2017 4:20 pm
The changes just keep on coming at Wal-Mart Stores and its divisions. The Sam’s Club ecommerce operations will soon be under Sam’s Club corporate instead of Wal-Mart’s global e-commerce business…
by - January 25, 2017 3:47 pm
With Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer exiting the company Jan. 31, incoming CEO John Furner announced several shifts and management restructuring effective when the retailer’s new year begins Feb. 1….
by - January 23, 2017 12:25 pm
Wal-Mart Stores took a gamble when they promoted Rosalind Brewer to Sam’s Club CEO in January 2012. Brewer, 54, rose to “rock star” status running the retailer’s stores in Georgia…
