Members only: Sam’s Club hits its stride in China

As China embraces membership stores, Sam’s Club expansion gathers pace.
Every other Sunday, Beijing-based tennis coach Liu Zheng follows a routine: breakfast with her husband, a visit to a supermarket and then a drive later in the day to see her parents for a meal.   The supermarket, however, is not one in her neighbourhood. Instead, she opts to drive a two-hour round-trip to a branch of Walmart-owned US warehouse chain Sam’s Club, where she spends at least 2000 yuan (US$276.39) each time stocking up on goods ranging from Japan’s Ippudo instant

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