Without question, a Sam's Club is not going to compete with Costco because it doesn't know how. Sam's Club average store sales are $96.4M per store compared with Costco's 213M per store. Sam's just can't get there. That said, we don't have a Costco in the Villages, we do have a Sam's. Like it or not, that's a big plus for our community. I drive to the Costco in Lutz, FL twice a month. Bought my hearing aids there (best equipment, best service), my eyeglasses (best frames, best service) and get my Prime Meat there. It's a great store but it still isn't in the Villages. We'll have a Sam's Club in the Villages until a Costco opens near by and then Sam's will close.
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