WASHINGTON Sam's Club is making some changes to its Plus membership next month. If the cart minimum is not reached before taxes, orders will have an added flat rate fee of 8. "By adding a cart minimum, we are increasing access to different ways of shopping for our members," thecompany said. "This will make it easier for you to get the products you want, the way and at the time you want.". Sam's Club charges110 for an annual Plus membership, while its base Club membership is 50. Under theannounced changes, Plus members will now also get free sameday delivery on "qualifying orders" when they spend 50 or more, giving them "faster access to our inclub assortment.". Sameday delivery orders previously had an 8 flat rate fee on all orders, which will still be applied if the cart minimum is not reached, according to the company. The wholesale store also added a cart minimum of 50 for free curbside pickup for club members a change from the previous flat rate 4 fee on all orders. Earlier this year, Sam's Club announced it was planning to stop havingemployees check receipts at the door,as the Walmartowned wholesale store turned to artificial intelligence and computer vision technology. Customers would shop as normal but instead of stopping at the door to show a receipt to an employee, cameras at the stores exits take a picture of what s in shoppers carts to confirm purchases. The technology is currently being run as part of a pilot program across 10 Sam's Club warehouse locations, nine of which are in the Dallas metro area and one in Joplin, Missouri. Sam's Club plans to roll the exit technology out nationwide to its nearly 600 warehouse clubs by the end of the year. Andrew Weil contributed to this report. . Next up in5. Example video title will go here for this video. Next up in5. Example video title will go here for this video. . . . . In Other News. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.
Sam's Club is updating its Plus membership with a cart minimum requirement before taxes to avoid an 8 flat rate fee if not reached. Plus members spending 50 or more now get free same-day delivery on qualifying orders. The wholesale store is testing AI technology to replace manual receipt checks at store exits, planning to roll out this technology nationwide by the end of the year.