<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, 2017, Sam's Club operates 660 membership warehouse clubs in 47 U.S. states and Puerto Rico . Oregon, Rhode Island (which that state's only location closed in February 2016) and Vermont 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 160 locations in Mexico, 27 locations in Brazil, and 15 in China . Locations generally range in size from 71,000--168,000 sq ft (6,600--15,600 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, in which the last location closed in 2009 . </P>

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