text: Late in the day Thursday, Sam's Club CEO John Furner wrote in a companywide email: 
   
   "Transforming our business means managing our real estate portfolio — we need a strong fleet of clubs that are fit for the future. After a thorough review, it became clear we had built clubs in some locations that impacted other clubs, and where population had not grown as anticipated. We've decided to right-size our fleet and better align our locations with our strategy. ... We will work to place as many associates as possible in new roles at nearby locations, and we'll provide them with support, resources, and severance pay to those eligible." 
   
   Walmart said it would book a charge of 14 cents per share related to the closures, which would show up mainly in its fourth-quarter results. The company said it would share more details when it reports earnings on Feb. 20. 
   
   Walmart "is taking prudent steps to prepare for the next generation of retail warfare, one in which speed will be king and delivery will be judged by hours and not days," Cowen and Co. analyst Oliver Chen wrote in a note to clients Friday morning. 
   
   "We believe Sam's Club leadership will continue to execute against other initiatives ... as management noted that while results have improved over the last several quarters, the retailer can do better as Sam's Club has under-performed club peers," Chen said. Those competitors include Costco, BJ's Wholesale Club and Boxed. 
   
   Moving forward, many analysts anticipate Sam's Club will focus on growing its e-commerce business, amassing a higher-quality grocery selection, marketing its private labels and finding new members. 
   
   Furner has said the brand is looking to tap into households with annual income between $75,000 to $125,000. 
   
   Here is a list of the stores being closed: 
   
   8801 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 
   
   1074 N Muldoon Rd, Anchorage, AK 
   
   48 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 
   
   3900 Grants Mill Rd, Irondale, AL 
   
   2425 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 
   
   5757 E State Route 69, Prescott Valley, AZ 
   
   1375 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 
   
   15255 N Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 
   
   3360 El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA 
   
   17835 Gale Ave, City of Industry, CA 
   
   12540 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 
   
   12920 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 
   
   69 Pavilions Dr, Manchester, CT 
   
   2 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 
   
   355 FL-436, Fern Park, FL 
   
   7233 N Seacrest Blvd, Lantana, FL 
   
   5135 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 
   
   2994 Turner Hill Rd, Lithonia, GA 
   
   501 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL 
   
   21430 S Cicero Ave, Matteson, IL 
   
   6600 44th Ave, Moline, IL 
   
   808 S Illinois Rte 59, Naperville, IL 
   
   900 S Barrington Rd, Streamwood, IL 
   
   1055 McHenry Rd, Wheeling, IL 
   
   460 S Weber Rd, Romeoville, IL 
   
   3015 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 
   
   10859 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 
   
   4024 Elkhart Rd #1, Goshen, IN 
   
   9598 Cortana Pl, Baton Rouge, LA 
   
   9750 Reisterstown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 
   
   1 Tobias Boland Way, Worcester, MA 
   
   340 E. Edgewood Boulevard, Lansing, MI 
   
   32625 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI 
   
   3745 Louisiana Ave S, St Louis Park, MN 
   
   2800 27th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 
   
   11 Batchelder Rd, Seabrook, NH 
   
   81 International Dr S, Budd Lake, NJ 
   
   1900 E Linden Ave, Linden, NJ 
   
   301 Nassau Park Boulevard, Princeton, NJ 
   
   2649 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 
   
   720 Fairmount Ave, Jamestown, NY 
   
   700 Elmridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 
   
   1600 Marketplace Dr, Rochester, NY 
   
   5085 Dawn Dr, Lumberton, NC 
   
   1101 Shiloh Glenn Dr, Morrisville, NC 
   
   4825 Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 
   
   9570 Fields Ertel Rd, Loveland, OH 
   
   615 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 
   
   1805 Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN 
   
   1615 S Loop W, Houston, TX 
   
   13331 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 
   
   22296 Market Place Dr, New Caney, TX 
   
   12919 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 
   
   741 E Little Creek Rd, Norfolk, VA 
   
   4571 S Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 
   
   901 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 
   
   1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn, WA 
   
   13550 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 
   
   7050 Watts Rd, Madison, WI 
   
   1540 S 108th St, West Allis, WI 
   
   This list does not contain three additional stores in Puerto Rico. ||||| CLOSE Walmart has announced it is raising its starting hourly wage from $9 to $11 and Sam's Club is set to close a series of clubs across the United States. USA TODAY 
   
   Closed signs and security personnel greeted customers at Sam's Club located at 3015 W. 86th St. in Indianapolis, on Jan. 11, 2017. Sam's Club will be closing three stores in Indiana, including two in Indianapolis. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar) 
   
   Soon, Sam is going to have less of a club. 
   
   With Sam's Club closing 63 stores, the big membership warehouse chain run by Walmart is going to face some big changes. Illinois loses six. 
   
   More: How to get a refund of your Sam's Club membership 
   
   The closings fall across many states, but they hit some harder than others. Alaska, for instance, loses three Sam's Club stores while far more populous Tennessee loses only one. 
   
   ► Jan. 12: Walmart's Sam's Club store closures: up to 11,000 job cuts 
   
   ► Jan. 11: Sam's Club closing dozens of stores; some being converted to distribution 
   
   ► Jan. 11: Walmart raises minimum wage, announces layoffs 
   
   List of stores closing around the country, with state, city and address: 
   
   Alabama 
   
   Irondale: 3900 Grants Mill Road, 35210 
   
   Alaska 
   
   Anchorage, 8801 Old Seward Hwy., 99515 
   
   Anchorage, 1074 N Muldoon Road, 99504 
   
   Fairbanks, 48 College Road, 99701 
   
   Arizona 
   
   Casa Grande, 2425 E Florence Blvd., 85194 
   
   Chandler, 1375 S Arizona Ave., 85286 
   
   Prescott Valley, 5757 E State Route 69, 86314 
   
   Scottsdale, 15255 N Northsight Blvd., 85260 
   
   California 
   
   City of Industry, 17835 Gale Ave, 91748 
   
   Stanton, 12540 Beach Blvd., 90680 
   
   Sacramento, 3360 El Camino Ave., 95821 
   
   San Fernando, 12920 Foothill Blvd., 91340 
   
   Connecticut 
   
   Manchester, 69 Pavilions Drive, 06042 
   
   Orange, 2 Boston Post Road, 06477 
   
   Florida 
   
   Fern Park, 355 FL-436, 32730 
   
   Lantana, 7233 N Seacrest Blvd., 33462 
   
   Tampa, 5135 S Dale Mabry Hwy., 33611 
   
   Georgia 
   
   Lithonia, 2994 Turner Hill Road, 30038 
   
   Illinois 
   
   Batavia, 501 N Randall Road, 60510 
   
   Matteson, 21430 S Cicero Ave., 60443 
   
   Moline, 6600 44th Ave., 61265 
   
   Naperville, 808 S Illinois Rte 59, 60540 
   
   Romeoville, 460 S Weber Road, 60446 
   
   Streamwood, 900 S Barrington Road, 60107 
   
   Wheeling, 1055 McHenry Road, 60090 
   
   Indiana 
   
   Indianapolis, 3015 W 86th St., 46268 
   
   Indianapolis, 10859 E Washington St., 46229 
   
   Goshen, 4024 Elkhart Rd #1, 46526 
   
   Louisiana 
   
   Baton Rouge, 9598 Cortana Place, 70815 
   
   Maryland 
   
   Owings Mills, 9750 Reisterstown Road, 21117 
   
   Massachusetts 
   
   Worcester, 1 Tobias Boland Way, 01607 
   
   Michigan 
   
   Farmington Hills, 32625 Northwestern Hwy., 48334 
   
   Lansing, 340 E Edgewood Blvd., 48911 
   
   Minnesota 
   
   Moorhead, 2800 27th Ave S., 56560 
   
   St. Louis Park, 3745 Louisiana Ave S., 55426 
   
   New Hampshire 
   
   Seabrook, 11 Batchelder Road, 03874 
   
   New Jersey 
   
   Budd Lake, 81 International Dr S., 07828 
   
   Linden, 1900 E Linden Ave., 07036 
   
   Princeton, 301 Nassau Park Blvd., 08540 
   
   New York 
   
   Jamestown, 720 Fairmount Ave, NY 14701 
   
   Rochester, 700 Elmridge Center Drive, 14626 
   
   Rochester, 1600 Marketplace Drive, 14623 
   
   Syracuse, 2649 Erie Blvd. E., 13224 
   
   North Carolina 
   
   Lumberton, 5085 Dawn Drive, 28360 
   
   Morrisville, 1101 Shiloh Glenn Drive, 27560 
   
   Ohio 
   
   Cincinnati, 4825 Marburg Ave., 45209 
   
   Loveland, 9570 Fields Ertel Road, 45140 
   
   Tennessee 
   
   Memphis, 1805 Getwell Road, 38111 
   
   Nashville, 615 Old Hickory Blvd., 37209 
   
   Texas 
   
   Houston, 1615 S Loop W., 77054 
   
   Houston, 13331 Westheimer Road, 77077 
   
   New Caney, 22296 Market Place Drive, 77357 
   
   San Antonio, 12919 San Pedro Ave., 78216 
   
   Virginia 
   
   Norfolk, 741 E Little Creek Road, 23518 
   
   Richmond, 4571 S Laburnum Ave., 23231 
   
   Washington 
   
   Auburn, 1101 Outlet Collection Way, 98001 
   
   Renton, 901 S Grady Way, 98057 
   
   Seattle, 13550 Aurora Ave. N., 98133 
   
   Wisconsin 
   
   Madison, 7050 Watts Road, 53719 
   
   West Allis, 1540 S 108th St., 53214 
   
   Puerto Rico 
   
   Barceloneta, 1145 Carr 2, Bo Florida Afuera 
   
   Bayamon, Carr 830 
   
   Humacao, Carr 3 Km 82 Bo Junquitos 
   
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target: – Walmart got a dose of positive headlines Thursday when it announced a bump in the wages it pays workers. Then came the surprise news that some of those workers will be out of a job as the company is closing 63 Sam's Club locations, or about 10% of the stores. Most are being shuttered for good, though about 10 will be turned into distribution centers for online orders, notes USA Today. The closures are spread across the country, but some states are hit worse than others. Illinois, for instance, is losing six locations. Alaska also is taking a hit on a per-capita basis, with three closing there. See the complete list of stores here. CNBC also has a map here. "After a thorough review, it became clear we had built clubs in some locations that impacted other clubs, and where population had not grown as anticipated," wrote Sam's Club CEO John Furner in a company email. It wasn't immediately clear how many people would lose their jobs. "We will work to place as many associates as possible in new roles at nearby locations, and we'll provide them with support, resources, and severance pay to those eligible," wrote Furner.