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I'm thinking of:

  • BJ's Wholesale
  • Sams Club
  • Costco

Does a member/club relationship legally confer some business advantages?

Is it true that that they are not public access stores, because you must be a current member and you have to show credentials at the entry point?

Could a club deny particular services (even to a member) that an ordinary business may not?

feetwet
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    Some background: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/09/25/443519599/episode-653-the-anti-store This explains why they chose to be member's only clubs - to entice people to do more of their shopping at one place, to make the membership "worth" it. But that doesn't discuss legal advantages. –  Apr 22 '16 at 14:30
  • It streamlines the record keeping of sales tax exempt resellers – user662852 Apr 22 '16 at 16:54
  • Not that any of the big 3 would do this, but could it legally exempt them from the federal requirements imposed on "public accommodations?" – feetwet Apr 22 '16 at 17:58

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