Sam's Clubs In Colorado Stay Open: For Now

DENVER, CO -- The dozen Sam's Club locations in Colorado have not yet been put on the chopping block by Walmart in the surprise closing of many of the discount club's locations in other states.

News of the closings came amid an announcement of a wage hike for parent company Walmart as the big-box giant raised its minimum wage to $11. Nationwide, 63 Sam's Club stores will close, according to a statement issued by the company. A dozen of those will be converted to "eCommerce fulfillment centers in a move that will speed delivery of online orders, with the balance of the facilities closing over the next few weeks."

Sam's Club has Colorado store locations in Aurora, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Denver, Evans, Fort Collins, Lone Tree, Longmont, Loveland, Pueblo and Thornton.

Across the country, employees arrived Thursday to shuttered stores, many of which re-opened Friday after announcing they were closing.

"Walmart will provide support and resources to those associates who are affected, including the bonus announced today and 60 days of pay, as well as severance to those eligible," Sam's Club Corporate said in a statement.

While Sam's hasn't issued a list of store closings, the Arkansas-based chain did reply to a customer's question about the closing on Twitter, saying, "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy. Closing clubs is never easy and we're committed to working with impacted members and associates through this transition."

According to Business Insider, here is a list of Sam's Club locations that have announced they are closing:

• 8801 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515
• 1074 N Muldoon Rd, Anchorage, AK 99504
• 48 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701
• 3900 Grants Mill Rd, Irondale, AL 35210
• 2425 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 85194
• 5757 E State Route 69, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
• 1375 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85286
• 15255 N Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
• 3360 El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821
• 17835 Gale Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748
• 12540 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680
• 12920 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342
• 69 Pavilions Dr, Manchester, CT 06042
• 2 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477
• 355 FL-436, Fern Park, FL 32730
• 7233 N Seacrest Blvd, Lantana, FL 33462
• 5135 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611
• 2994 Turner Hill Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038
• 501 N Randall Rd, Batavia, IL 60510
• 21430 S Cicero Ave, Matteson, IL 60443
• 6600 44th Ave, Moline, IL 61265
• 808 S Illinois Rte 59, Naperville, IL 60540
• 900 S Barrington Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107
• 1055 McHenry Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
• 460 S Weber Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446
• 3015 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
• 10859 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46229
• 4024 Elkhart Rd #1, Goshen, IN 46526
• 9598 Cortana Pl, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
• 9750 Reisterstown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117
• 1 Tobias Boland Way, Worcester, MA 01607
• 340 E. Edgewood Boulevard, Lansing, MI 48911
• 32625 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
• 3745 Louisiana Ave S, St Louis Park, MN 55426
• 2800 27th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560
• 11 Batchelder Rd, Seabrook, NH 03874
• 81 International Dr S, Budd Lake, NJ 07828
• 1900 E Linden Ave, Linden, NJ 07036
• 301 Nassau Park Boulevard, Princeton, NJ 08540
• 2649 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13224
• 720 Fairmount Ave, Jamestown, NY 14701
• 700 Elmridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 14626
• 1600 Marketplace Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
• 5085 Dawn Dr, Lumberton, NC 28360
• 1101 Shiloh Glenn Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
• 4825 Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209
• 9570 Fields Ertel Rd, Loveland, OH 45140
• 1145 Carr 2, Bo Florida Afuera, Barceloneta, 00617, Puerto Rico
• Carr 830, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, 00957
• Carr 3 Km 82 Bo Junquitos, Humacao, 00741, Puerto Rico
• 615 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
• 1805 Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN 38111
• 1615 S Loop W, Houston, TX 77054
• 13331 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77077
• 22296 Market Place Dr, New Caney, TX 77357
• 12919 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216
• 741 E Little Creek Rd, Norfolk, VA 23518
• 4571 S Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23231
• 901 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
• 1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn, WA 98001
• 13550 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133
• 7050 Watts Rd, Madison, WI 53719
• 1540 S 108th St, West Allis, WI 53214

Shannon Antinori, Patch National Staff contributed to this article.

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