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 plans to open new locations at a quicker pace as it tackles busy warehouses

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Employees push shopping carts outside a Costco Wholesale warehouse store in Hawthorne, California.
Costco CEO Ron Vachris says the company continues to see "significant opportunities for expansion, both domestically and internationally."

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Costco is getting a traffic boost from opening early for executive members

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Costco shoppers wait to enter a warehouse.
Costco shoppers wait as the door opens at 9 a.m. for executive members.

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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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A man pushes a shopping cart with a giant teddy bear through a blue metal entryway in a store.
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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Costco says its new member ID scanners at entrances are good for business — and shoppers too

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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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It looks like Costco's $1.50 hot dog deal might not be around forever after all

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Costco's $1.50 hot dog and soda combo deal has been on the menu since 1985.

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Costco may start requiring members to scan ID to enter US warehouses

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Costco has been cracking down Netflix-style on improper membership sharing.

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Costco is still holding out on raising its membership fees

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The membership desk at a Costco wholesale club warehouse
Costco's annual Gold Star membership fee was last increased in 2017, when it went from $55 to $60.

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