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Membership Payback Potential by Category
Comparison of potential savings relative to the $60 membership fee.
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Sam's Club Is Raising Membership Prices—Here's How to Beat the 2026 ...
Plus Membership: Increasing from $110 to $120 per year (a $10 increase). Comparison to Competitors: Even with the hike, Sam's Club remains slightly cheaper than Costco's $65/year base membership. A History of Sam's Club Price Hikes To provide context for your readers, you can compare this to previous years.
Walmart-owned Sam's Club raises its annual membership fee to $60 - CNBC
A Sam's Club in Miami, July 7, 2025.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesWalmart-owned Sam's Club said Wednesday it will raise its annual membership fee by $10.Starting on May 1, the warehouse club — which directly competes with Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club — will charge $60 per year for basic membership and $120 for its higher-tier option. It currently charges $50 for club members and $110 for Plus members and last raised annual fees in October 2022. In a statement, Sam's Club said it has "adjusted our membership pricing to support the things our members love," citing perks including its assortment, expanded hours and better curbside pickup and delivery options.Still, those new fees will be below those of rival Costco, which charges $65 per year for its basic membership and $130 per year for its higher-tier option. Costco hiked its fees in 2024. The fees bring Sam's Club in line with BJ's, which charges $60 per year for its basic membership and $120 per year for its higher-tier membership.Sam's Club is hiking membership fees as its annual sales and membership grow. Net sales for Sam's Club in the U.S. grew by about 3.1% to $93 billion last fiscal year, according to Walmart's fourth-quarter earnings report. That growth has come in part from an expanding digital business: In the holiday quarter, the warehouse club's e-commerce sales increased by 23% year over year. Store and website visits increased, too, with transactions rising 5.3% year over year in the same quarter.Higher gas prices, driven by the Iran war, have drawn more attention to one of warehouse clubs' key perks: cheaper prices at the pump. Gas prices hit a nationwide average of $4.018 this week, according to travel association AAA. That's the highest price since August 2022, when the Russia-Ukraine war drove up energy prices. Sam's Club does not disclose its membership count, but said that it hit a record high in the three-month quarter that ended Jan. 31. Membership for the retailer is estimated to be more than 30 million, with a similar proportion of members opting into the higher-tier level as at Costco, according to David Bellinger, a retail analyst for Mizuho Securities.Based on the equity research firm's estimate, the membership fee increase could bump up annual income from the subscriptions by more than $200 million. That would translate to a 2 cent annual earnings per share lift for parent company Walmart. Membership fee increases for current members will take effect when they renew at the end of ...
Walmart's Sam's Club raising membership prices
Sam's Club raises annual membership fees after four years Walmart-owned membership warehouse, Sam's Club, is raising membership prices by $10, first time in four years, reported CNBC.
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