Walmart lately has been hunting for acquisitions in the US — sort of. The worlds biggest retailer, which has failed to expand US sales over the past two years by following its strategy of organic growth, made a bid this spring to acquire BJs Wholesale Club for upwards of billion, The Post has learned.
Similarly, are BJs and Costco owned by the same company? No, both BJs and Costco are separate, publicly-owned companies.
Also to know is, who is BJs owned by?
Leonard Green and Partners
Is BJs cheaper than Walmart?
Sams Club sells 90 percent beef for .18 per pound, and BJs offers 93 percent for .49 a pound, a .29 savings over Walmarts price. As a whole, produce is cheapest at Costco, costing 7 percent less than Walmarts produce prices. BJs produce prices also are more expensive, on average, than Walmarts prices.