<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The first Sam's Club opened on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States . </P> <P> In 1987, Sam's Club made its first acquisition by purchasing West Monroe, Louisiana - based SuperSaver Wholesale Warehouse Club; the purchase expanded the chain by 24 locations . The stores were owned by Alton Howard and his son John . John's daughter Korie later married Willie Robertson and became a regular cast member on Duck Dynasty . </P> <P> In 1989, Sam's Club entered New Jersey with a club in Delran in a former Two Guys / Jefferson Ward store . This was Walmart's first expansion into the Northeast . The first Walmart discount store (now expanded into a Supercenter) in New Jersey opened in 1991 in Turnersville . The company entered the Pennsylvania market in 1990 . </P>

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