Jacksonville, Fla. (September 16, 2020) - Acosta announced today it was selected by Sam’s Club® as its exclusive service provider to execute all merchandise services in 597 clubs across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings and services to millions of members. The new Merchandising Services Program will centralize Sam’s Club merchandising activities currently being executed by various third-party agencies. Acosta, a leading sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, will be the only merchandiser for non-DSD packaged goods and hardlines in U.S. Sam’s Club locations.

Starting this fall, Acosta will operate a Sam’s Club-dedicated service model in which trained and certified representatives will perform work exclusively in Sam’s Club facilities or on behalf of its suppliers. Acosta will optimize sales performance through merchandising activities, including resets, feature and display installations, seasonal program execution, POS placement, new item cut-ins, stocking and availability. Phase one ramp up will add 600 new in-Club merchandising jobs and provide exciting career opportunities for existing retail continuity associates.

“Acosta has been proud to be one of five Preferred Service Providers for Walmart since 2017, and we are honored Sam’s Club selected us for their new Merchandising Services Program,” said Ashley Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Sales, North America at Acosta. “Our team is eager to put our technology and expertise to work to drive sales, increase efficiencies and improve the Sam’s Club member experience.”

About Acosta

Acosta is the sales and marketing powerhouse behind most of the trusted brands seen in stores every day. The company provides a range of outsourced sales, marketing and retail merchandising services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. For over 90 years, Acosta has led the industry in helping consumer packaged goods companies move products off shelves and into shoppers’ baskets.

About Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club®, a division of Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings and services to millions of members in nearly 600 clubs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Now in its 37th year, Sam’s Club continues to redefine warehouse shopping with its highly curated assortment of high-quality fresh food and Member’s Mark items, in addition to market leading technologies and services like Scan & Go, pickup and home delivery service in select markets. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and interact with Sam’s Club on Twitter and Facebook.