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Title: Sam's Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 03:06:44 PM
Check out this old Sam's Club in 1983! :o Its the very first one in Midwest City, Ok. that opened in April 1983! They have really changed!

(http://graphics.samsclub.com/wmimages/wmstores/samsclub.jpg)
http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=6



The Sam's Club in Willow Grove PA. recently moved to a different part of town in a brand new building. Before then they were in a former Pace/Jefferson Ward/Two Guys. Strange though, they remodeled the building within 2005 the same year they moved out of the building.

Website> http://www.samsclub.com/
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:02:19 PM
Sam's Clubs of today.

(http://www.sureguard.ca/photos/Sams-Club-2.jpg)
http://www.sureguard.ca/shields.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:05:04 PM
A guy with a Sam's Club cart at the Sam's Club in Phoenix, Az.

(http://www.jdhodges.com/l_photos/1/photos_2003_08_31_tulsa_and_springfield/dsc02499.jpg)
http://www.zulkey.com/diary_archive_072304.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:08:39 PM
Former Sam's Club, Bradlees and Jefferson Ward in Cinnaminson, NJ.

(http://www.tomasher.net/retail/us130s-sams-bradlees.jpg)
(http://www.tomasher.net/retail/us130s-sams-bradlees4.jpg)
(http://www.tomasher.net/retail/us130s-sams-bradlees3.jpg)
http://www.tomasher.net/deadretail.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: store215 on January 06, 2006, 06:10:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy


The Sam's Club in Willow Grove PA. recently moved to a different part of town in a brand new building. Before then they were in a former Jefferson Ward/Two Guys. Strange though, they remodeled the building within 2005 the same year they moved out of the building.


The old store was a Jefferson Ward/Two Guys too? To my knowledge, before Sam's it was only a "PACE Wholesale Club" (Kmart Corp's breif run at a wholesale store)
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:13:46 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy


The Sam's Club in Willow Grove PA. recently moved to a different part of town in a brand new building. Before then they were in a former Jefferson Ward/Two Guys. Strange though, they remodeled the building within 2005 the same year they moved out of the building.


The old store was a Jefferson Ward/Two Guys too? To my knowledge, before Sam's it was only a "PACE Wholesale Club" (Kmart Corp's breif run at a wholesale store)

Ahh yes. Thanks for reminding me about that. It was Two Guys, then Jefferson Ward, THEN Pace and last Sam's Club.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:17:10 PM
Williamstown, NJ.

(http://www.kayconstruction.com/images/buildings/retail/sams.jpg)
http://www.kayconstruction.com/b_retail.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 06, 2006, 06:25:31 PM
Plano, Texas.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/cf/250px-Pr_sams_club_plano_texas.jpg)
http://www.answers.com/topic/sam-s-club
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 02:49:30 PM
Sam's Club of China pics.

(http://www.wal-martchina.com/samsclub/images/outside.gif)
http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/samsclub/
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 02:51:54 PM
Monroe, Louisiana

(http://www.rickshipman.com/images/projects/monroe1.jpg)
(http://www.rickshipman.com/images/projects/monroe2.jpg)
http://www.rickshipman.com/projects.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 02:54:35 PM
Sam's Club gas station in Normal, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/samsclubgas.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 02:55:13 PM
Sam's Club gas station in Joliet, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/samsclubgas.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:09:04 PM
Normal, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/samsclub.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:09:36 PM
Joliet, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/samsclub.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:10:21 PM
Sign to Normal, IL..

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/samsclub.html
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 07, 2006, 05:26:50 PM
Former Sam's Club
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 07, 2006, 05:27:29 PM
Somewhere in Mexico
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on January 18, 2006, 07:35:25 PM
here iis the sam's club in lansaing michigan. it is 107000 square feet


from Charles Cimorelli of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=2101
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on January 21, 2006, 02:11:14 PM
here is the sam's in freehold nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137869592&subNum=10215001511
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: store215 on January 21, 2006, 03:21:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the sam's in freehold nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137869592&subNum=10215001511


I am almost certain that store would be a former P.A.C.E (They used the "Membership Warehouse" phrase)
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on January 21, 2006, 03:44:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the sam's in freehold nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137869592&subNum=10215001511


I am almost certain that store would be a former P.A.C.E (They used the "Membership Warehouse" phrase)

It could have been as sam's club bought out pace membership warehouse clubs and pace was in manchester nh, manchester or north haven or orange ct.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 06:00:33 PM
here is the sam's club in berlin newington ct

from http://www.cedarshoppingcenters.com/brickyard.htm
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on June 23, 2006, 09:24:24 PM
Did you know that sam's abruptly closed the one in natick mass in early may and the one in the crossgates commons in albany last month (I bet wal-mart will expand into the sam's)

this is the sam's in bangor maine
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on June 23, 2006, 09:26:39 PM
here is the sam's in watertown ny and it is next to wal-mart.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on June 23, 2006, 09:30:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the sam's in watertown ny and it is next to wal-mart.

the sam's sign in watertown ny
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 12:17:03 PM
sam's club in manchester CT and not far from the mall.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 12:17:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
sam's club in manchester CT and not far from the mall.

sign of manchester CT one
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 12:18:17 PM
sam's in berlin CT (near newington town line) and it seems to be an older sam's. i heard the home depot opened 1989 or something like that.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 12:22:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
sam's in berlin CT (near newington town line) and it seems to be an older sam's. i heard the home depot opened 1989 or something like that.

sign of the berlin CT one
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: d_fife on November 01, 2006, 06:25:03 PM
sam's in Willoughby Hills oh
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Zayre88 on December 09, 2007, 11:37:58 AM
What do you think of Sam's Club new logo ??
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Mobil on September 28, 2008, 10:09:20 AM
The Sam's in Cinnaminson, NJ and Willow Grove, PA are a very similar but different story. The one in Cinnaminson was originally a Two Guys, then Jefferson Ward, then Bradlees, then Sam's Club, then the Sam's moved. The store in Willow Grove was originally a Two Guys, then Jefferson Ward, then Jefferson Ward closed. This is unusual because almost all Jefferson Wards became Bradlees. The store instead became a PACE wholesale, then Sam's, then Sam's moved.
:holysh::huh:
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: DerangedHermit on October 12, 2008, 12:47:37 AM
The only Sam's Club on Long Island is about 5 minutes away, in Medford.

What I find hilarious is that in the same complex...is a Target! It was originally planned to be Wal-Mart, but I guess WM didn't want to cannibalize Sam's Club's business. Too bad, so sad.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: rjstheiv on January 04, 2009, 02:29:01 PM
Sams Club in West Mifflin PA. This Sams has just recently been re-located to this location. It was formally down the road a bit in an old dumpy building.




http://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/Search.aspx
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: videogamer75 on January 04, 2009, 07:27:36 PM
The older Sam's in West Mifflin was originally one of the Kmart-owned PACE Wholesale Clubs. In fact, you can still see the PACE labelscar on that building.

I know of a few other PACE stores that become Sam's Clubs
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: rjstheiv on January 04, 2009, 08:05:07 PM
Last time I went passed, on the side closest to the airport it was painted over. :(
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Mobil on January 04, 2009, 08:09:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
The older Sam's in West Mifflin was originally one of the Kmart-owned PACE Wholesale Clubs. In fact, you can still see the PACE labelscar on that building.

PACE started in 1983 as an indepedent company, then was acquired by Kmart in 1989.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: C3Nostalgia on January 06, 2009, 01:14:38 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
The older Sam's in West Mifflin was originally one of the Kmart-owned PACE Wholesale Clubs. In fact, you can still see the PACE labelscar on that building.

The building was built in 1955, I don't know who the original occupant was, but Sears was located in that building from 67-80 until they relocated to the newly built Century III Mall in fall of 1980.  Then the building sat vacant for a couple of years, CCAC had classes there for a brief time in 82 or 83 while South Campus was being repaired/renovated from flood damage then PACE was there until 92.

(http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o387/TheUltimateZero/samspacelabeljan09.jpg)
http://www.loopnet.com/property/14624951/2930-Lebanon-Church-Road/

I went to take a few photos of the building today, and I found that the PACE labelscars have been painted over.  Except for on little patch on the side of the building facing the 7/11 where a real estate sign was.  half of the PACE's "A" and half of the "C" are visible where this sign was.  You can also see the labelscar of the second "S" in SAM'S Club in between the "A" and "C."  I didn't want to chance going to the main entrance to get a photo of it, because I noticed a cop in his car over in the main parking lot.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Mobil on January 06, 2009, 10:25:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by C3Nostalgia
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
The older Sam's in West Mifflin was originally one of the Kmart-owned PACE Wholesale Clubs. In fact, you can still see the PACE labelscar on that building.

The building was built in 1955, I don't know who the original occupant was, but Sears was located in that building from 67-80 until they relocated to the newly built Century III Mall in fall of 1980.  Then the building sat vacant for a couple of years, CCAC had classes there for a brief time in 82 or 83 while South Campus was being repaired/renovated from flood damage then PACE was there until 92.

(http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o387/TheUltimateZero/samspacelabeljan09.jpg)
http://www.loopnet.com/property/14624951/2930-Lebanon-Church-Road/

I went to take a few photos of the building today, and I found that the PACE labelscars have been painted over.  Except for on little patch on the side of the building facing the 7/11 where a real estate sign was.  half of the PACE's "A" and half of the "C" are visible where this sign was.  You can also see the labelscar of the second "S" in SAM'S Club in between the "A" and "C."  I didn't want to chance going to the main entrance to get a photo of it, because I noticed a cop in his car over in the main parking lot.

The Pace in Willow Grove was a Two Guys and Jefferson Ward.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: AmesNewington on January 07, 2009, 09:18:57 AM
The future Newington, CT Sam's is nearly complete, however, construction is still at a stand-still. I really want the store to open, because as soon as that happens, my family wants a membership there. We could go to Berlin for now, but we'll wait. The Sam's gas station was recently built (within a month) and looks ready.

I've heard that by the end of this Winter, the store will supposedly open. I don't really know if I'd believe that at this point. I hope this store gets the new logo on the building.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: rjstheiv on January 11, 2009, 03:53:42 PM
This is another pic of the old sams club in West Mifflin PA.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 11, 2009, 06:21:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by DerangedHermit
The only Sam's Club on Long Island is about 5 minutes away, in Medford.

What I find hilarious is that in the same complex...is a Target! It was originally planned to be Wal-Mart, but I guess WM didn't want to cannibalize Sam's Club's business. Too bad, so sad.

Actually, Sam's Club is owned by Walmart*. I see Sam's Clubs paired up with Walmart Stores most of the time.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: videogamer75 on January 11, 2009, 06:24:46 PM
In Langhorne, PA, the Sam's Club there is right next to a Kmart. This is because the Sam's used to be a PACE, which was as mentioned above, a Kmart-owned membership warehouse.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: AmesNewington on March 28, 2009, 02:47:08 PM
The new (future) Newington Sam's Club is now expected to open between mid-late July and early August of this year. Apparently, work on the store is back on track. I've seen trucks there, so that's a good sign.  
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: AmesNewington on April 02, 2009, 01:15:00 PM
UPDATE on Newington, CT: I drove by the Stew Leonards plaza today and noticed that the future Sam's gas station building has been opened up. The boards are off the windows and the gas pumps have been uncovered with the new Sam's Club logo on them. I have no doubt that they will be open by mid-summer.
Title: Sam\'s Club
Post by: Marc82 on January 24, 2010, 06:57:50 PM
Sam's to lay off 10000 as they out-source in-store sampling program.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-walmart25-2010jan25,0,2523635.story
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: Bassbomb91 on August 17, 2010, 12:47:53 PM
There is a Sam's Club in Philadelphia PA near Franklin Mills Mall. Here are pictures.

Outside the store.
(http://i38.tinypic.com/2hwpjf5.jpg)

Interior shot
(http://i38.tinypic.com/258o2rs.jpg)

Another interior shot
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2iiiujt.jpg)

This is the only Sam's I know near Philadelphia.
Title: Sam's Club lays off 2300
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on January 25, 2014, 03:48:50 PM
http://www.moneynews.com/newswidget/Wal-Mart-workers-jobs-Sams-Club/2014/01/24/id/548955
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 19, 2014, 11:26:33 AM
The Sam's Club on Northline Road in Southgate, MI, which happens to be my local one. It first opened in either 1988 or 1989 as an early, pre-PACE Sam's-in fact, it is probably the first Sam's in Michigan and even the first Sam's east of the Mississippi River.
Title: Sam's Club closing in Manchester, NH
Post by: retailisking on August 09, 2017, 07:08:52 PM
(http://www.unionleader.com/storyimage/UL/20170809/NEWS02/170809301/AR/0/AR-170809301.jpg)
http://www.unionleader.com/business/sams-club-closing-manchester-store-20170809
Title: Re: Sam's Club closing in Manchester, NH
Post by: Zayre88 on August 09, 2017, 08:23:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on August 09, 2017, 07:08:52 PM

http://www.unionleader.com/business/sams-club-closing-manchester-store-20170809

Was this location formerly a Pace Membership Warehouse?
Title: Re: Sam's Club closing in Manchester, NH
Post by: retailisking on August 10, 2017, 03:40:45 AM
Quote from: Zayre88 on August 09, 2017, 08:23:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on August 09, 2017, 07:08:52 PM

http://www.unionleader.com/business/sams-club-closing-manchester-store-20170809

Was this location formerly a Pace Membership Warehouse?

There was definitely a Pace in Manchester back in the day, and Sam's Club bought out the chain, so you may be right.
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: giantsfan2016 on August 10, 2017, 07:45:20 AM
Only 9 Days notice? Wow! When they closed down the Neighborhood Market in Bristol, Connecticut they gave a 25 day notice.
Title: 63 Sam's Club stores nationwide to close
Post by: retailisking on January 11, 2018, 01:44:06 PM
Alaska and Washington will no longer have Sam's Clubs
http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-suddenly-closes-sams-club-stores-2018-1
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: JJBers on February 21, 2018, 04:04:21 PM
A recently closed Sam's Club.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4703/40407022151_392111cf59_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH)
Abandoned Sam's Club (Manchester, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: Everything Community on April 08, 2022, 12:55:09 AM
Quote from: JJBers on February 21, 2018, 04:04:21 PMA recently closed Sam's Club.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4703/40407022151_392111cf59_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH)
Abandoned Sam's Club (Manchester, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Still vacant as of now although there are plans to become a brand new furniture warehouse in that very property.

https://patch.com/connecticut/manchester/amp/30539364/furniture-warehouse-proposed-for-former-sams-club-in-manchester

On that note, Manchester, CT was the first Sam's Club to open in New England back in 1991; a few years before Walmart existed in town on the other side of retail area in Manchester though nearby the mall.
Title: Re: Sam's Club
Post by: Everything Community on October 02, 2022, 11:57:52 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on April 08, 2022, 12:55:09 AM
Quote from: JJBers on February 21, 2018, 04:04:21 PMA recently closed Sam's Club.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4703/40407022151_392111cf59_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH)
Abandoned Sam's Club (Manchester, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/24yCxVH) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Still vacant as of now although there are plans to become a brand new furniture warehouse in that very property.

https://patch.com/connecticut/manchester/amp/30539364/furniture-warehouse-proposed-for-former-sams-club-in-manchester

On that note, Manchester, CT was the first Sam's Club to open in New England back in 1991; a few years before Walmart existed in town on the other side of retail area in Manchester though nearby the mall.

Still the same ol' vacant property as of today