BJ’s Wholesale Club extends hours

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club is expanding its store and gas station hours across its locations, highlighting increased competition in the warehouse club industry and changing shopper expectations for convenience and accessibility.

Starting this week, BJ’s locations will stay open until 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sundays, extending the store’s evening hours and making its schedule more similar to its competitors.

The shift follows similar changes by competitors Costco and Sam’s Club, both of which increased hours over the past year as part of broader efforts to attract more traffic and boost member value. Costco, for example, extended weekend hours and offered earlier access for premium members, while Sam’s Club expanded its daily operating hours and improved holiday availability.

For BJ’s, the extended hours approach reflects a broader effort to meet members where they are, especially as shopping habits continue to diversify across in-store, curbside, and digital channels. Later closing times offer more flexibility for working households and are increasingly seen as essential in the club channel.

The move comes as BJ’s continues to gain momentum across both physical and digital operations. The company has reported steady comparable sales growth excluding fuel, along with significant increases in digitally enabled transactions. Digital penetration has risen into the mid-teens, with most orders fulfilled directly from club locations—highlighting the importance of stores as fulfillment hubs in its omnichannel strategy.

Membership trends also continue to be a key growth driver. BJ’s has gained hundreds of thousands of new members over the past year, while keeping renewal rates around 90% and increasing the share of higher-tier memberships. These trends indicate that convenience upgrades, such as expanded hours, are part of a larger strategy to boost engagement and lifetime value.

Across the industry, longer hours indicate a competitive shift. As warehouse clubs continue to merge the roles of bulk retail, grocery, and last-mile delivery, operators are focusing on operational flexibility to increase visit frequency, order size, and member loyalty.