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Sam's Club Opens Bristol Location

New Club Focuses on Unparalleled Selection and Services

Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will open a new facility at 13249 Lee Highway in Bristol, Virginia 24202.

Business Members are invited to attend a breakfast and club preview Wednesday, September 12. The Grand opening is scheduled Thursday, Sept. 13 at 9:15 a.m. during which seven local charities and community organizations will receive grants totaling $37,000. Ribbon cutting ceremonies will follow immediately with the club opening at 10 a.m. NASCAR's Nextel¨ Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne will appear for pictures and autographs on Thursday at 11 a.m. as part of the Sam's Club grand opening celebration.

"This is an exciting time in our local history and we are looking forward to be serving the growing needs of the Tri-Cities community with a new Sam's Club," said Byran Heid, club manager. "We appreciate the support of our existing Members in the area and we are looking forward to assisting them in our new location by continuing to meet their needs for business and home. We are proud to offer value in our selection of fresh foods, brand name electronics, jewelry and exciting treasure hunt items. In addition, we expect to be better able to serve the growing number of small businesses in the Tri-Cities and to help them cut costs and achieve further success."

Some of the Bristol Sam's Club new features include:

Sam's Club offers a variety of services including health insurance, merchant credit card processing solutions, Web site payment. In addition the warehouse Club encourages business members to take advantage of Gold Key hours weekdays from 7-10 a.m. as well as Fax-n-Pull and Click-n-Pull services which provide time savings. Both Business and Regular Members can save even more on club services and purchases with a Plus Membership earning cash back by using a Sam's Club Discover card.

Sam's Club hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gold Key Hours for business members are 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Sam's Club is a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT). The first Sam's Club opened its doors in Midwest City in 1983. Today, Sam's Club serves more than 47 million U.S. Members with locations nationwide, and in Brazil, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Sam's Club offers exceptional values on merchandise and services for business and consumers. On-line merchandise and club information is available at www.samsclub.com.

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