Yes it is and BJ's stands for Berkley and Jensen, their house brand. We regularly go to BJs when in our home in Rhode Island. Just so happens we were there today. We'll be returning to Florida soon and we'll shop again at Sam's in Ocala.

And speaking of Costco one is coming to our town in Rhode Island ( and it's not a rumor).

Costco still tickles my bottom

Not quite right on the ownership. BJ's is privately owned. Sam's is part of Walmart.
BJ's Wholesale Club, which has 215 warehouses spanning 16 states, closely competes with Costco and Sam's Club, a unit of Walmart. The company was taken private by equity firms Leonard Green & Partners LP and CVC Capital in 2011 for $2.8 billion.Jun 27, 2018

BJ’s is not a part of Walmart, Sam’s club is. We belonged to BJ’s in Clermont and did not renew to join Sam’s. Much better prices and quality is better.

Mine does too - I got the 4 seat conversion from Buggies Unlimited and my old Yamaha Gas now converts into a mini-pick up truck and I also have a tow receiver so I can tow a small trailer !! Brilliant !!

And most recently TJX companies

Does it matter? Really?
This shouldn't be called talk of the villages, it should be "one up another villager"

Thanks for providing accurate information.

As mentioned previously, BJs is big in the northeast.

What's not commonly known is that BJs has an ongoing military (including veterans) membership discount.

Here's what I would do if you're a vet or active duty - first, see if BJs is going to offer a highly discounted annual membership price (first year, only) for this new store. If so, you might want to go with that for the first year, depending upon the price.

Going forward, though, be sure to switch your membership to the military discounted version. Here's the link for that: Get over 25% off your BJ’s Wholesale Club Membership PLUS a $10 coupon - ID.me

Military membership is $40 annually vs. $55 annually. Additionally, you get a $10 (one-time) coupon when you sign up for the military membership.

No, it's called providing true and accurate information.

[QUOTE=nicksgram51@yahoo.com;1997403]Will we be able to use our golf cart to get to this new warehouse/store?

Yes, but but for my sake, I would not take a golf cart to a WAREHOUSE store.

Agreed. Get yourself a free 90-day pass (something Costco doesn't need to do) and give BJ's a try. Done it several times, never was impressed. Poor 3rd behind Costco and Sam's.

My first thought is: anything to do with WalMart is absolutely not similar to Costco.

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BJs is not associated with Walmart. It's a much better store.

BJ is not a part of Walmart !