Sams Club was founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton. It is a membership only retail warehouse club which carries many regular in store brand name items such as Kelloggs, Hershey, Deans and many others. Items purchased at Sam\'s Club are packaged in bulk size. Their trademark brand name is Makers Mark and you will find many products with this generic label. Today, Sams Club operates in 47 states and Puerto Rico.