Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishSummary BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings owns BJ’s Wholesale Club, which operates a chain of warehouse clubs in the Eastern U.S. BJ’s positions itself between traditional grocery stores and warehouses like Sam’s Club and Costco. It offers a wider range of items and smaller pack sizes than Costco and Sam’s. The company posted total revenue of $20 billion in FY25, which ended on February 1, 2025. Income from membership fees represented 2.2% of total revenue and 59% of operating income. The company sells name-brand merchandise and food to members, who are small business owners and consumers. Based in Westborough, Massachusetts, the company also offers specialty services, including tire installation, optical services, and photo developing. At the end of FY25, the company operated 250 BJ’s clubs and 186 gas stations in 21 states. More than half of the clubs are in four states: New York, Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. About 23% of FY25 sales were generated in the New York City metro area (down from 25% in FY21 and FY20). Clubs range from 44,000 to 177,000 square feet. BJ’s sells a relatively narrow assortment of approximately 7,000 SKUs, which it has discussed trimming to about 6,000 to improve inventory turnover. Groceries represented 71% of the company’s FY25 net sales (70% in FY24, 67% in FY23, 71% in FY22); general merchandise and services accounted for 11% in FY25, 11% in FY24, and 12% in FY23 and 14% in FY22. Gasoline rose to 21% in FY23 from 15% in FY22 and 9% in FY21. Gas was 19% of sales in FY24 and 18% in FY25. A predecessor company, BJ’s Wholesale Club, traded as a public company until it was acquired on September 30, 2011 by an investor group led by Leonard Green & Partners and CVC Capital. On July 2, 201
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