Sam’s Club said Tuesday it will offer small business loans of up to $25,000 to its small business members. The rest of the story: Sam’s Club will offer small-business loans – msnbc.com.

Although Sam’s Club is second biggest warehouse club retailer in the U.S. after Costco it contributes a mere 4.5% to the $65 Trefis price estimate for Wal-Mart’s stock. The rest of the story: Sam’s Club Is Worth $2.93 To Wal-Mart « Forbes.com.

Sam’s Club is offering its consumer Advantage Plus Members access to early shopping hours from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturdays, beginning today in all of its U.S. locations. The rest of the story: Sam’s Club Extends Early Shopping Hours – Yahoo! Finance.

“We are going to stay true to our pricing framework and pricing values,” he said.
Sam’s Club did some SKU rationalization. The warehouse club exited the large appliance category and “gave a little bit of a haircut” to some other categories, said Linda Hefner, Sam’s Club executive vice president and chief merchandising officer.

Costco reported Thursday that its profit climbed sharply in the fiscal third quarter on stronger sales and membership revenue.  The company is the largest wholesale club operator in the U.S. but still faces tough competition from grocers, big box retailers and other wholesale clubs. The rest of the story: Costco’s CFO discusses competition against Wal-Mart [...]