The chart above displays the net sales of Sam’s Club from 2010 to 2023 in billions of US dollars.
Sam’s club experienced 14.7% growth in its net sales in 2023 compared to the prior year. Its total net sales in 2023 (including fuel) was $84.345 billion compared to $73.556 billion in 2021. At the end of January 2023, there were 600 Sam’s club stores in operation.
Walmart’s total net revenue for fiscal 2023 remained $611.3 billion compared to $572.75 billion in the prior year. Its revenue from the company’s US operations increased by more than $38 billion in 2023 compared to the prior year. The company generated $508.7 billion from its US operations in 2023 compared to $470.3 billions in 2022.
Net sales of Sam’s club 2001-2023
Sums are in Billions.
| Year | Sam’s Club Revenue ($ Billions) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $84.345 |
| 2022 | $73.556 |
| 2021 | $63.91 |
| 2020 | $58.8 |
| 2019 | $57.84 |
| 2018 | $59.2 |
| 2017 | $ 57.37 |
| 2016 | $ 56.83 |
| 2015 | $ 58.02 |
| 2014 | $ 57.16 |
| 2013 | $ 56.42 |
| 2012 | $ 53.80 |
| 2011 | $ 49.46 |
| 2010 | $ 46.71 |
| 2009 | $ 46.90 |
| 2008 | $ 90.64 |
| 2007 | $ 77.12 |
| 2006 | $ 59.24 |
| 2005 | $ 56.28 |
| 2004 | $ 47.57 |
| 2003 | $ 40.80 |
| 2002 | $ 35.49 |
| 2001 | $ 32.10 |
2022: Sam’s Club operates in 44 states in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. Sam’s Club is a membership-only warehouse club that also operates Samsclub.com. In fiscal 2022 (ending January 31,2022), Walmart’s net sales from Sam’s club operations reached $73.6 billion compared to $63.9 billion in 2020. Sam’s club accounted for 13% of Walmart’s consolidated net sales in fiscal 2022 compared to 12% in the previous year. Walmart’s consolidated net revenue grew to $572,754 million in fiscal 2022 compared to $559,151 million in the previous fiscal.
In fiscal 2022, Sam’s club generated $6.9 billion from ecommerce compared to $5.3 billion in fy 2021 and $3.8 billion in 2020.
2021: In fiscal 2021, Sam’s club generated total $63.91 billion in net revenue for Walmart compared to $58.8 billion in the prior year. The total net revenue of Walmart in 2021 was $559.15 billion compared to $524 billion in 2020. Sam’s Club sales accounted or a little above 11% of the total net revenue of Walmart in 2021.
2020: In 2020, Sam’s Club experienced revenue growth of around $1 billion compared to the previous year. Sam’s Club generated $58.8 billion in net revenue in 2020 compared to $57.8 billion in 2019.
Sam’s club is the premium business segment of Walmart which was started in the year 1983. It includes membership-only warehouse clubs and is operational in 44 states in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. Sam’s club also operates through eCommerce channels. In fiscal year 2018, Sam’s club accounted for around 12% of the net sales of Walmart. In 2019, its net sales declined by 2.3% as compared to the previous year falling to around 57.84 Billion dollars.
About Walmart:
Walmart was incorporated in Delaware in 1969. the company started its international operations in 1991 and first ecommerce initiative in 2000. The company has expanded internationally and operates across 24 countries under 46 banners as of 2022. Each week around 230 milion customers visit its more than 10,500 stores. The number of total retail units of Walmart in 2022 was 10,593. Walmart US segment had 4,742 units whereas Walmart Internation 5,251 and Sam’s club had 600.
Walmart operates retail, wholesale and other units in U.S., Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom. It conducts its business in three reportable segments that are Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam’s Club. The largest of these segments that accounted for around 64% of the total revenue of the brand is Walmart US with operations in all 50 states in the U.S., Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.
About Sam’s club memberships:
Sam’s club is a premium membership only warehouse club that offers two membership options for its customers. The plus membership comes for an annual fee of $100 and offers upto 16 add on memberships. The Club memberships come for $40 annual fee and allows upto 8 add on memberships. All the Sam’s club memebrships include a spouse/household card wthout any extra cost. There are several extra priviliges available for plus members including free shipping on majority of merchandise sold at Sam’s club as well as no minimum order size apart from heavy discounts on glasses and prescriptions.
Sam’s Club launched a single loyalty rewards currency called Sam’s Cash in fiscal 2023, which merges and replaces existing Cash Rewards for Plus members and Cash Back for Sam’s Club Mastercard holders. Members may redeem Sam’s Cash on purchases in the club and online, to pay for membership fees or for cash in clubs. Sam’s Cash does not expire and can be redeemed monthly.
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