Tempe’s 1st Sam’s Club set to debut with several grand opening events

PHOENIX – Tempe’s first Sam’s Club is set to debut with several grand opening events in the coming days.

The official grand opening at Tempe Marketplace is set for next Thursday (Aug. 7), but the warehouse club isn’t waiting to celebrate.

The new store will host a kickoff event in the parking lot at 2080 E. Rio Salado Parkway from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 2), with live music, free food and ice cream, games and more.

On Wednesday, club members can attend a sneak preview event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In addition to getting an early look at the club, attendees can get food from the Member’s Mark food truck and participate in other activities.

The next day, the venue will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony with remarks from local officials at 8 a.m. The store will open for business after the ceremony.

What can shoppers find at Tempe’s first Sam’s Club?

Sam’s Club is a membership-only retailer owned by Walmart that sells groceries, home décor, furniture, electronics, health and wellness items and household essentials.

Discounted memberships are being offered as part of the Tempe grand opening.

The new 155,000-square-foot club features Scan & Go technology that allows shoppers to skip checkout lines. It also boasts the company’s largest fulfillment center to make curbside pickup and delivery service more efficient.

The Tempe Sam’s Club also has a fuel station that opened in June.

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