{"id":116258,"date":"2021-06-11T06:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T06:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=116258"},"modified":"2021-06-11T06:10:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T06:10:44","slug":"sams-club-opening-cashierless-and-cashless-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/sams-club-opening-cashierless-and-cashless-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam&#39;s Club opening cashierless and cashless store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><cite>New York (CNN Business)<\/cite>Sam&#8217;s Club is the latest warehouse chain to bring back food samples, joining rival Costco in returning to a pre-pandemic shopping staple.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning this week the company is relaunching its sampling and demo program, called &#8220;Taste &amp; Tips,&#8221; across its roughly 600 US locations. The perk was discontinued in March 2020 as the pandemic hit America.<br \/>\nIt won&#8217;t be exactly like pre-pandemic times, however. For now, at least, &#8220;Taste &amp; Tips&#8221;will be available only on weekends, and it will include sealed samples in limited quantities. Sam&#8217;s Club said in a press release that it&#8217;s also planning &#8220;new, immersive sampling experiences,&#8221; including food trucks that will hand out samples from its private label, Member&#8217;s Mark. <\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo from 2014 shows what Sam&amp;#39;s Club sample stations used to look like. \" class=\"media__image\" src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210601131302-file-2014-sams-club-taste--tips-sampling-large-169.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8220;Over the past year, our members&#8217; shopping behaviors have evolved. Today, more than ever, members want to do more than just shop when they come to our clubs \u2014 they want to have an experience,&#8221; said Megan Crozier, chief merchandising officer for Sam&#8217;s Club, in the release.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Sam&#8217;s Club, which is owned by <span>Walmart<\/span> <span>(<span>WMT<\/span>)<\/span>, also said that it&#8217;s testing &#8220;new ways to sample items&#8221; including bringing samples to members as they check out at the register. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, <span>Costco<\/span> <span>(<span>COST<\/span>)<\/span> announced it&#8217;s &#8220;beginning a phased return to full sampling&#8221; this month after a 14-month hiatus. Roughly 170 US locations \u2014 or about 30% of its stores \u2014 will bring back food samples this week, with &#8220;most of the remaining locations&#8221; doing so toward the end of June. The discount club implemented new safety measures that including Plexiglas protectors and samples delivered to customers one at a time.<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/01\/business\/sams-club-samples-coming-back\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (CNN Business)Sam&#8217;s Club is the latest warehouse chain to bring back food samples, joining rival Costco in returning to a pre-pandemic shopping staple. 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