{"id":34863,"date":"2025-10-11T06:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/sundays-are-for-sams-club-as-the-chain-starts-opening-earlier-than-costco\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:42:08","slug":"sundays-are-for-sams-club-as-the-chain-starts-opening-earlier-than-costco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/sundays-are-for-sams-club-as-the-chain-starts-opening-earlier-than-costco\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundays are for Sam&#8217;s Club, as the chain starts opening earlier than Costco"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/68e96278cc993f9955d00242?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A Sam&#039;s Club sign hangs on the wall of a store on July 07, 2025 in Miami, Florida.\"\/><figcaption>Sam&#039;s Club is expanding hours after &quot;overwhelming feedback&quot; from members.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Walmart-owned Sam&#039;s Club will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, starting this weekend.<\/li>\n<li>The first hour of the day is reserved for Plus members, like at warehouse club rival Costco.<\/li>\n<li>Curbside shoppers can also pick up orders starting at 7 a.m. as the company grows e-commerce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sam&#039;s Club shoppers are getting a perk their Costco friends don&#039;t have: more time to shop on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The Walmart-owned warehouse club said Friday that its stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily starting this weekend. The biggest shift is on Sundays, which previously had operating hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Costco locations open for executive members at 9 a.m. each day.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We made this decision in response to overwhelming feedback from members \u2014 and just in time for the busy holiday season, when convenience matters most,&quot; a spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>Exceptions to the new hours are Christmas Eve, when clubs will close at 6 p.m., as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year&#039;s Day, and Easter, when clubs will be closed for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Like Costco, the first hour of the day is reserved for Plus members, with access to all members opening at 9 a.m. Sam&#039;s Club memberships are priced below Costco&#039;s, with standard memberships costing $50 (compared with $65 at Costco) and $110 (compared with $130).<\/p>\n<p>Sam&#039;s Club&#039;s fuel stations will operate from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and curbside shoppers can pick up orders starting at 7 a.m. as the company focuses on growing its e-commerce sales.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#039;s high-tech approach to the club store shopping experience helped it vault over Costco&#039;s customer satisfaction rating earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Costco said last month that its decision to expand shopping hours for executive members lifted weekly sales 1%.<\/p>\n<p>Both chains have posted strong results this year, pacing ahead of traditional retailers like Walmart and Target.<\/p>\n<p>Data from market analytics firm Numerator indicates that US shoppers love finding a good deal, with nearly half of American households shopping at either Costco or Sam&#039;s Club at least once in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam&#039;s Club is expanding hours after &quot;overwhelming feedback&quot; from members. Joe Raedle\/Getty Images Walmart-owned Sam&#039;s Club will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, starting this weekend. The first hour of the day is reserved for Plus members, like at warehouse club rival Costco. 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