<P> Sam's Club had sales of $57.157 billion in FY 2014 . It reported a 0.3% sales increase in 2014, 4.1% in 2013, and 8.4% sales increase in 2012 . This is significantly higher growth than Walmart U.S. stores, which have not had higher than 2% growth since 2010 . </P> <P> Its major competitors are Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club . </P> <P> As of January 31, 2018, Sam's Club operates 597 membership warehouse clubs in 44 U.S. states . Alaska, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington are the only states where Sam's Club does not operate, as is the case for the District of Columbia . Walmart International also operates Sam's Clubs in Mexico, Brazil, and China . It has 162 locations in Mexico, 27 locations in Brazil, and 19 in China . Locations generally range in size from 94,000--161,000 sq ft (8,700--15,000 m), with an average club size of approximately 134,000 sq ft (12,400 m). </P> <P> There were also Sam's Club locations in Canada, six located in Ontario, in which the last location closed in 2009 . </P>

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