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Yossarian216 t1_iuar3om wrote

I wish the map had a ratio for every state, though that would probably look terrible. I’m in Chicago, and there’s definitely more Sams even after their closures a few years ago, but I’d be interested to see the ratio.

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BdotEscro t1_iuazlbm wrote

TRULYTRUE TRUE, I agree with you completely absolutely and I agree with your perspective

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FuzzyGalician t1_iub42zt wrote

Cali, the king of Costco shithousery

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Gnawlydog t1_iub5g33 wrote

More reasons I can't wait to move out of Oklahoma.. The cost of living is the only thing keeping me here. I was SO excited to finally get a Costco here in OKC. I was a Sams member because there was nothing better.. Now I drive to Costco when there are literally 4 Sams closer. Really wish they would put one in the Urban core, but a couple more years I'll be able to afford to move and it wont matter.

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Klay_Ali t1_iub5hvq wrote

It looks like the political parties have been switched

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SirKazum t1_iubgina wrote

Now I wanna go to Maryland to shop at Equal Number

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Maguncia t1_iubii7l wrote

There are 29 Sam's Clubs in California? I've never seen any.

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angryfarts30 t1_iubou92 wrote

And here in RI we none. We do have BJ’s though.

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user-110-18 t1_iubz2rx wrote

I am a member of both, having recently joined Costco. I have been there twice, and so far, it seems about the same as Sam’s to me.

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rajhm t1_iuc1yf8 wrote

Minnesota being different from surrounding states is likely from Walmart/Sam's not wanting to encroach on Target as much (relative to Costco competing there), with Target's HQ being in Minneapolis. To another poster's point, BJ's has a strong presence in mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

I wonder how much of the differences in profitability, sales per retail location (or sales per square foot), average employee pay, retail prices, etc. between Costco and Sam's are attributable to geographic footprint and how much from actual operations or strategic decisions (likely a strong mix of both). In some ways Sam's is kneecapping itself also by frequently sharing parking lots with Walmarts.

BTW the Sam's Club blue/green logo used in the graphic is outdated, not their current design. (That said the old one depicted is more recognizable.)

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originaw t1_iuc4ikh wrote

Replying to ad_nauseam1 (#326,983)

Where’s Hawaii @ u/icywatermelons ?

Also, maybe it’s just me being nitpicky, but I thought the ratio should be red : blue / Costco : Sam’s Club. The ratio should follow the title in terms of ordering by mentioned store. Also it’d be more intuitive and would follow the map in terms of color.

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icywatermelons OP t1_iuc79xk wrote

Replying to originaw (#334,975)

Thanks for the suggestions, it makes sense and you're definitely not being nitpicky! The data didn't include stats for Hawaii though, sorry about that! Google tells me that there are 7 Costcos (4 in Oahu and 1 on each of the 3 big islands) and 2 Sam's Clubs!

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OnionMiasma t1_iuccevo wrote

That's crazy. I live in Illinois, all the Sam's around us closed.

I don't know anyone who shops at Sam's and everyone goes to Costco.

It'd be really interesting to see this by number of members

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quixotichoco t1_iuch6c1 wrote

Nitpick: Please rename your post/graph or reverse the ratios! Costco should be the first number and Sam's club the second number. Also, in the legend I would list costco first.

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jrhalstead t1_iucqseb wrote

If be interested to see BJs on this one. I don't know if they would beat either one except maybe in Mass

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BlaineBMA t1_iud1tmk wrote

We need another Costco for the Worcester, Massachusetts region

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notorious98 t1_iuda8n5 wrote

I've never seen a CostCo in Massachusetts. I've seen a Sam's Club that shut down. But we're a BJs family around here.

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J77PIXALS t1_iudchm5 wrote

I’m in a Sam state and I didn’t know it was a store until this post lol

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simonf75 t1_iudckqq wrote

Sam's Club got run the fuck out of Madison, WI when Costco showed up. A third Costco in the are just opened up.

Good riddance.

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FuckM3Tendr t1_iudfmm2 wrote

Uh…grew up in Mass and have never seen a Costco lol. Only Walmarts, Sam’s Clubs, and BJ’s around here last I saw

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Rapunzel1234 t1_iudfxtt wrote

Seems correct from my (Alabama) perspective. Usually it’s about two Sam’s to one Costco.

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Pktur3 t1_iudnjr0 wrote

I hate Sam’s but it’s all I’ve got

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Gnawlydog t1_iufu1lz wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#362,096)

Personally, I like it more because of the higher variety of food and the fact that food selections are rotated a lot more often. Also, Costco focuses heavily on Asian foods which are absolutely my favorite. In my market, the people that work there are significantly better and nicer than those that work at Sams. Workers at Sams just seem like working there is a punishment of some kind. I do like how Sams has their aisles labeled though! Especially in the frozen food sections. Costco may not do this for the reason I first mentioned as they tend to rotate things out and have a bigger variety than Sams. But just a general like hey papergoods are over here or kitchen stuff over here would be nice. Not a big deal as I use Costco more often and learn the layout.

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