Brand New Wake Forest Sam’s Club to Open Thursday
August 26 2016 - 3:10PM
Business Wire
Club will be first in area to offer Scan &
Go app allowing smartphone users to skip checkout
Sam’s Club will open its first location in Wake Forest and fifth
in the Triangle area Thursday, Sept. 1. Doors open at 11460 Royal
Cotton Road in Wake Forest following an 8:00 a.m. grand opening
ceremony.
“We’re excited to open our doors and show our commitment to this
community through the local products we carry and organizations we
support,” said Club Manager Buffy Bullard. “We are also looking
forward to our members discovering the convenience of our new Scan
& Go shopping app and our enhanced Club Pickup ordering
service.”
New club innovations
The Wake Forest club will be the first Sam’s Club in the area to
offer the convenience of Scan & Go shopping. The mobile app
makes members’ checkout process faster and more convenient by being
able to scan UPC codes on items as they load them into their cart.
When they are done shopping and ready to check out, they can pay
directly on their phone from anywhere in the club and bypass the
checkout line. This service will be rolled out to other clubs in
the Triangle later this year.
The Wake Forest club will also offer Club Pickup and Drive-Thru,
which enables members to order household or business items at
SamsClub.com and will be ready for pickup in less than 24
hours.
Commitment to community
The grand opening celebration will focus on the company’s
commitment to being the club of the community by awarding $25,000
in grants to several local nonprofit organizations.
In addition to the Sam’s Club Giving grant program, the company
also supports the area by sourcing products from local and regional
businesses. Sam’s Club is proud to carry several local and regional
items, including craft beer from White Street Brewing Co. and
Bombshell Beer Company, as well as wine from Chatham Hill Winery.
Through the company’s Road Show program, several other local and
regional businesses, like Wake Forest’s own Grendeddy Dave’s, will
be featured during grand opening weekend.
Grand opening ceremony to feature local officials, special
events
Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones and members of the Wake Forest
Area Chamber of Commerce will be among those attending Thursday’s
grand opening ceremony. The Wake Forest High School JROTC Color
Guard will present the colors and Sam’s Club member Jessie
Pendergrass will be singing the national anthem.
To add to the excitement, former Wake Forest and NBA point guard
Muggsy Bogues will be signing autographs for fans at the new club
Thursday, Sept. 1 from 2-4 p.m. Sam’s Club will also showcase a
variety of food samples and product demonstrations throughout grand
opening weekend.
Membership information
A Sam’s Club membership is an investment that more than pays for
itself. Whether buying for a household or a business, a Sam’s Club
member can access exclusive savings on merchandise and outstanding
benefits. Memberships range from $45 to $100.
- Sam’s Club Savings and Business
memberships run $45 per year and include Instant Savings which are
limited-time promotional discounts that are electronically loaded
on a member’s card and automatically applied at the time of
purchase of the item.
- A Sam’s Club Plus membership
costs $100 per year and includes early shopping hours and Cash Back
Rewards meaning Plus members earn $10 in Cash Rewards for every
$500 they spend in qualifying pre-tax purchases.
As part of a pre-grand opening membership promotion, residents
can get up to a $30 gift card when they sign up as a new
member.
Non-members are encouraged to visit the new Wake Forest club and
take advantage of a free One-Day Pass available online or in the
club at the Member Service Desk.
About Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is
a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products,
savings and services to millions of members in 654 clubs in the
U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit
the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and
interact with Sam’s Club
on Twitter and Facebook.
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Sam’s ClubDianna Gee, 800-331-0085Dianna.Gee@samsclub.com
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