The morning Walmart announced raise increases for its employees and expanded benefits for full-time workers, several Sam's Club employees around the country found themselves without a job without notice on Thursday. Reports are flooding in of Sam's Club closings across the country, including several stores in the Houston and San Antonio area.
The locations of the Sam's Club closings in the Houston area are, so far, the store on the South Loop that's across from NRG Park and the store on Westheimer at Eldridge Parkway, according to KHOU. The news outlet noticed that a new store in New Caney was taken down from the Sam's Club website, though the outlet has not yet confirmed the closing of that location. Employees notified KHOU with reports that the stores closed without notice and "they only learned of the closure as they arrived for work early Thursday."
Shortly after KHOU's announcement, the San Antonio Express-News revealed that a Sam's Club location on the North Side of San Antonio was also closed on Thursday morning, January 11. The Sam's Club location on San Pedro Avenue will follow suit, closing permanently on January 26. The location at the North Side is temporarily closed today, but will reopen Friday, January 12.
Concerned customers took to Twitter to question the brand, and Sam's Club responded with a tweet of their own, stating, "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy. Closing subs is never easy and we're committed to working with impacted members and associates through this transition."
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After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy. Closing clubs is never easy and we're committed to working with impacted members and associates through this transition.
