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Sam's Club has agreed to move forward with a proposed store in Lombard, village officials announced Thursday. The company reached a tentative agreement with Hamilton Partners, Oakridge Realty and the village to proceed with the development of a new 135,000-square-foot store and gas station at 611 E. Butterfield Road. The vacant property is located behind a TGI Fridays restaurant and next to the Embassy Suites of Lombard/Oak Brook, near the southeast corner of Butterfield Road and Fairfield Avenue. Village Manager Scott Niehaus said there are still a lot of steps that have to be taken before the store is given a final approval, but he believes having one of the world's largest companies show an interest in Lombard "legitimizes that we are a thriving community that can support the activity." "We think it would be something that would help stabilize our tax base moving forward, in terms of the revenue it would bring to the village," he said, adding that it will provide a new shopping opportunity for citizens of Lombard and surrounding towns. Bill Heniff, director of community development, added that he is excited to see the project move forward because it's been "a long time coming." "In fact, this has probably been about five years in the making, from initial discussion with the property owner as to what could be done on the property, going all the way to having some initial discussions with Sam's Club potentially coming to Lombard," he said. "We currently do not have a big box, commercial store like that in the community, so it's filling a market niche that currently exists." A concept plan for the store will be presented during a plan commission workshop session at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 at village hall. Village officials will also solicit some initial input and comments from the plan commissioners during the meeting. The project cannot move forward until it is reviewed through a public hearing process and receives final zoning and incentive agreement approvals from the village board. Dates for future meetings will be determined as the project advances. My wife and I are regular Costco shoppers. The membership warehouse has become one of the three grocery brands that we get most of our groceries from, pulling in at the #2 spot behind Trader Joe’s in annual spend these days. If we could get an even greater share of our groceries there, we would, but sometimes 96 ounce jars of mayo just aren’t practical.

I had always been curious about Sam’s Club, but had never given the chain a chance. With the recent AmEx promotion giving targeted AmEx customers a free Sam’s Club membership (in the form of a statement), we had nothing to lose. So, we decided to give it try, in the hopes that it could provide some nice staple complements to the items we regularly stock up on at Costco. Now that I’ve shopped at both chains, I thought readers might have an interest in a Sam’s Club versus Costco review. So I’ve assembled one. I didn’t want to just provide my opinion, but wanted to really dig in to compare things like membership fees, return policies, branded credit cards, payment methods, hours of operation, number of locations, service offerings, item quality, price, and quantity, and even relationship with employees. What follows is my take on the Sam’s Club vs Costco debate. I’d love to see yours in the comments as well.
Membership Fees: A lot of the value of being a member is dependent on the perceived value you get from the price of membership. However, we’re just going to compare here on straight up price, not value (since everyone has a slightly different perceived value).
Costco membership cost: $55 for the basic “Gold Star” or “Business” memberships, and $110 for the upgraded “Executive” version of each, which offers enhanced perks, including cash back rewards of 2% (up to $750) on qualified Costco purchases.
Sam’s Club membership cost: $45 for the basic “Sam’s Saving” and “Business” memberships, and $100 for “Plus”, which offers enhanced perks, including cash back rewards of $10 for every $500 spent in qualifying purchases (up to $500 annually). Sam’s also offer “early shopping hours” for Business and Plus members, which is a nice perk. Winner: Sam’s Club. If we’re looking strictly at price alone, you have to give the nod to Sam’s Club on this one, at all membership levels. Note that the enhanced membership for Costco offers a higher cap on cash back ($750 vs. $500), but you’d have to spend over $10K annually for that to even make a difference. That’s more than I’d recommend spending at any one retailer.
Return Policies: Costco’s and Sam’s Club return policies can be found here, respectively: Costco’s return policy Sam’s Club return policy Winner: Costco (slight edge). Both Costco and Sam’s Club have refreshingly generous return policies, which makes shopping at either a huge perk. For starters, both offer full refund on the cost of membership if you are unsatisfied with it. Both offer return of items at any time. There are some items that come with time restraints at both retailers for good reason (i.e. electronics, cigarettes, and alcohol). Where Costco gets the slight edge is that they have a much shorter list of non-returnable items or items that must be returned within a time frame. Number of Locations:

Number of locations is less important than proximity to your residence. Be that as it may, more locations increases the potential that there will be a closer location to your residence. Costco locations: as of the time of publish, Costco has 493 US locations. Sam’s Club locations: as of the time of publish, Sam’s Club has 653 US locations. Winner: Sam’s Club. tem Quantity: Costco item selection: Costco claims to carry only about 4,000 SKU’s. For the size of their warehouses, this is somewhat hard to believe, but they focus on fewer items as part of their strategy of focusing on quality. Sam’s Club item selection: Sam’s Club hasn’t shared the number of SKU’s that they carry, however, it is clear that they pack significantly more SKU’s into their locations than Costco does. Winner: Sam’s Club.