The Walton family empire: Inside the lives of the billionaire Walmart heirs

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Sam Walton — who created Walmart and Sam's Club — wasn't a man of flashy luxury. But his children live a slightly more lavish life now.

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Sundays are for Sam's Club, as the chain starts opening earlier than Costco

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A Sam's Club sign hangs on the wall of a store on July 07, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
Sam's Club is expanding hours after "overwhelming feedback" from members.

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Costco is taking a page from Sam's Club's playbook to speed up checkout in the warehouse

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A tentative agreement between Costco and its union-member workers has been reached.
"We found that digital really enhances the speed of checkout," Costco CEO Ron Vachris said Thursday.

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Sam's Club CEO says automating stores isn't a move to eliminate jobs

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Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas said he spent time stocking shelves and pricing items as a teenager in the UK.

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I visited Texas to see Sam's Club's store of the future. It was brimming with tech.

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Shoppers walk through the new AI gateways at Sam's Club in Grapevine, TX
Shoppers walk through the new AI gateways at Sam's Club in Grapevine, Texas.

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Sam's Club just opened its first new location in 7 years. It doesn't have any checkout lanes.

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Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas rolls his shopping cart through one of the company's AI-powered exits.

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Costco's members are getting younger as millennial and Gen Z shoppers flock to wholesale clubs

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A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont, on November 13, 2023.
Costco added roughly 2.5 million Millennial and Gen Z household memberships last year.

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How Costco became the king of bulk buying starting out selling only to businesses out of an old airplane hangar

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Sales at Costco rocketed from zero to $3 billion in less than six years.

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Gen Z's latest hot club is Costco

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A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont, on November 13, 2023.
Costco and Sam's Club have become destinations for Gen Z shoppers who want to save money.

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Sam's Club is winning over Gen Z shoppers with convenience, and that could spell trouble for Costco

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Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas said the Walmart-owned company has grown its Gen Z membership by 68% in the past two years.

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