BJ's opens 200th store, still way behind Costco and Sam's Club

BJ's Wholesale Club opened its 200th store last week in Fayetteville, NC, which prompted me to see how many stores Costco and Sam's Club have. Here's a quick comparison:

• BJ's - 200 stores in 15 states
• Costco - 627 total stores; 449 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, 85 in Canada and 93 in other countries
• Sam's Club - about 721 +/- total stores; 621 in the U.S. and Canada, and about 100 in other countries.

There you have it.