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Sam’s Club modernizes its website and app to adapt to the new era of online commerce

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découvrez comment sam's club révolutionne l'expérience d'achat en ligne en modernisant son site web et son application mobile pour répondre aux attentes des consommateurs à l'ère du e-commerce.

In May 2025, Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club unveiled a major overhaul of its website and mobile app, an initiative that significantly improved the shopping experience for its members. The company leveraged innovative technologies to adapt to the dynamics of online commerce, rivaling other giants such as Carrefour, Auchan, and Amazon. This modernization comes at a time when e-commerce is becoming an essential pillar of retail. The new look offers more intuitive navigation with a feature called the « global intent center, » which makes it easier to navigate between pickup, drive-through, and home delivery from the very beginning of the purchase. As Sam’s Club pushes the boundaries of innovation, the user experience is significantly enriched, hinting at a future without checkouts where clubs become testing grounds for the future of shopping. Technical Improvements and Impact on User Experience

Sam’s Club is placing user experience at the heart of its 2025 modernization strategy. The company has introduced new features for its e-commerce platform, optimizing fluidity and personalization. The « global intent center, » integrated into the top left corner of the app, allows members to choose between several fulfillment options: in-store pickup, drive-thru, or home delivery. This feature offers users unprecedented flexibility, allowing them to plan their purchases according to their preferences.

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Simplified navigation with personalized choices

  • Reduced loading times for faster interaction
  • Integration of a contextual advertising platform
  • Product pages with enhanced video capacity
  • Faster load times are a key highlight of this update, providing a quick and efficient response to user requests. The addition of a new advertising platform, the Member Access Platform (MAP), enables more contextual ad placement, enriching the experience while providing financial benefits to the company. Sam’s Club is also introducing product pages with expanded visual spaces and enhanced video features, giving users an immersive view of products. These updates are being rolled out gradually to ensure that every aspect, from visual content to user interaction, delivers significant added value. Feature

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] Discover how Sam’s Club is transforming its website and mobile app to offer a more seamless, innovative online shopping experience tailored to today’s consumer needs.Interplay between Technology and Omnichannel Strategy

Sam's Club isn't just improving its apps; it's going further by integrating these innovations into an omnichannel strategy that optimizes the complementarity between online and in-store experiences. With nearly 60% of online sales coming from its physical stores, the brand is reinventing its business model to fully embrace e-commerce. Its stores in Tempe, Arizona, and Grapevine, Texas, are transforming into true digital labs, where new technologies like Scan & Go eliminate traditional checkouts, offering customers a frictionless payment experience.

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Sam’s Club has also decided to significantly increase the space dedicated to online ordering in select stores. For example, the Tempe and Grapevine locations devote between 6,000 and 7,000 square feet to drive-thru order fulfillment, a sharp contrast to the average 1,500 square feet dedicated to this use in other clubs. This strategic reallocation of space supports the rapid growth of this business, while remaining flexible and testing new approaches.

Increased order fulfillment space

  • Increased alignment between online and physical retail
  • Testing new technologies in specific clubs
  • This innovative approach is reminiscent of the technology parks of other retailers such as Leclerc and Casino, which are also seeking to align their traditional systems with modern consumers’ expectations for fast and effortless shopping. [Source:
  • Sam’s Club sees growth driven by digital tools

] Discover how Sam’s Club is redesigning its website and app to offer a modern, seamless online shopping experience tailored to today’s consumer expectations.Increased Competition in the E-Commerce World

In an increasingly competitive market, where e-commerce giants like Amazon and Alibaba often set the pace, Sam's Club must navigate intelligently to maintain its position. The overhaul of its digital infrastructure is a direct response to this pressure. Like Walmart, Sam's Club strives to offer low prices with increased convenience, competing with national players like Lidl, Intermarché, and Franprix. This positioning is reinforced by its integrated delivery strategy, contrasting with competitors like Costco, which rely on external delivery partnerships.

However, this technological advancement presents challenges, including the risk of overcoming a certain technical dependence at the expense of human interaction. In seeking to offer unprecedented convenience, Sam’s Club must strike a delicate balance between digital innovation and maintaining human connectivity, a fundamental pillar of traditional retail. [Source:

Sam’s Club Adopts Omnichannel Strategy

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In-store innovations also focus on the payment experience, an area where Sam’s Club is proving to be at the forefront. Currently being tested, cashierless payment systems, as exemplified by the Sam’s Club digital store, allow customers to seamlessly pay without waiting in line. This breakthrough is being compared to innovative systems also found at Carrefour and Cora.

Introduction of « Just Walk, Just Go » technology

Launch of new value-added service offerings Reducing friction through cashierless paymentsTesting the delivery of new goods, such as jewelry

  • Large-scale experimentation with new technologies maximizes efficiency while enhancing the customer experience. Sam’s Club ensures that each technological innovation is meticulously tested before being rolled out, thus enriching the range of services provided to its members. This constant quest for innovation positions the company as a leader not only in e-commerce but also in customer satisfaction. [Source:
  • Sam’s Club revolutionizes payment
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  • Discover how Sam’s Club is reinventing its website and mobile app to offer a modern, seamless online shopping experience tailored to the expectations of today’s consumers.

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