Warehouse Clubs and Membership Department Stores
- American Wholesale Club
- Bodega Club
- Club Wholesale
- CBSS (Consumers Buying Service Store)
- DGS VolMAX
- Edwards
- Fedco
- Gemco — Known as Memco in the Washington, D.C. region
- GEX — short for Government Exchange, but a private retailer; also known as G.E.M and G.E.S
- Gov Mart
- E.J. Korvette
- Metro (Chicago, Illinois area) — later acquired by BJ's Wholesale Club
- Pace Membership Warehouse (acquired by Sam's Club)
- Price Club — merged with Costco
- PriceRite Warehouse Club
- Price Savers
- Source Club — Owned by Meijer (Grand Rapids, Mi) all stores closed in 1994
- Warehouse Club, Inc.
- Wholesale Club, Inc. — purchased by Sam's Club 1991
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