The Massachusetts-based membership warehouse club chain will open 12 new stores in 2024 and enter a new state next year.
Bj’s Wholesale Club Holdings will open its first club in Kentucky, Louisville in early 2025. Located near Jefferson Mall, the upcoming location will also include a BJs Gas station.
The planned entrance into Kentucky, which will be BJ’s 21st state, continues the chain’s growth. The company expanded into the nearby states of Tennessee and Alabama in 2023 and at the start of this year, the chain opened its 37th club in Florida. Most recently, in February, BJ’s opened its third location in Tennessee, in Goodlettsville.
On the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, BJ’s Chairman and CEO Bob Eddy said the company is planning to open 12 new locations in fiscal year 2024 and 15 new gas stations. He noted BJ’s currently has more new units in its pipeline than at any time over the past 20 years.
