BJ's introduced the wholesale club concept to New England in 1984 and has since expanded to become a leading warehouse chain in the eastern United States. The Company currently operates 150 clubs and 78 gas stations compared with 143 clubs and 71 gas stations one year ago 

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BJ's Wholesale Club Reports October Sales Results
Updates Q-3 Earnings Guidance to a Range of $.45 - $.49 per Share
   NATICK, Mass. -- November 06, 2008
   BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) today reported that sales for October 2008 increased by 11.6% to $738.8 million from $662.1 million in October  2007. On a comparable club basis, sales for October 2008 increased by  10.2%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline worth 3.6%. Last year, comparable club sales for the month of October increased by 4.8%,  including a contribution from gasoline sales of 1.7% and a negative impact  from lack of pharmacy sales worth 0.4%.
   For the third quarter ended November 1, 2008, total sales increased by 13.4% to $2.4 billion, and comparable club sales increased by 11.9% including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 5.3%. For the third quarter ended November 3, 2007, comparable club sales increased by 3.4%,
   including a negative impact from sales of gasoline of 0.2% and a negative
   impact from the absence of pharmacy sales worth 0.4%.
   The Company also announced today that as a result of unprecedented market
   conditions in the retail gasoline industry during the quarter, profitsgenerated by BJ's gasoline stations greatly exceeded the Company's
   expectations. Primarily as a result of higher than expected gasoline
   income, the Company increased its earnings guidance for the third quarter
   of 2008 to a range of $.45 to $.49 per diluted share, from previous
   guidance of $.36 to $.40 per diluted share.
   For the first nine months of fiscal 2008, total sales increased by 14.7%
   and comparable club sales increased by 12.3%, including a contribution
   from sales of gasoline of 5.8%. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007,
   comparable club sales increased by 3.1%, including a contribution from
   sales of gasoline of 0.7% and a negative impact from lack of pharmacy
   sales worth 0.4%.
                             Four Weeks    Thirteen Weeks   Thirty-nine Weeks
                             Ended         Ended            Ended
                             November 1,   November 1,      November 1 2008
                             2008          2008
 
 
   Merchandise comp club     6.6%          6.6%             6.5%
   sales
   Impact of gasoline        3.6%          5.3%             5.8%
   sales
   Comparable club sales     10.2%         11.9%            12.3%

   Sales Results for October 2008
   ($ in thousands)
   Four Weeks Ended                  % Change
   November 1,   November 3,         Net     Comp.
   2008          2007                Sales   Sales
   $738,780      $662,080            11.6%   10.2%
 

   Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended           % Change
   November 1,   November 3,         Net     Comp.
   2008          2007                Sales   Sales
   $7,300,001    $6,367,080          14.7%   12.3%
 

BJ's Wholesale Club Reports September Sales Results
NATICK, Mass., Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) today reported that sales for September 2008 increased by 11.8% to $892.8 million from $798.9 million in September 2007. On a comparable club basis, sales for September 2008 increased by 10.4%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline worth 4.8%. 
                                     Five Weeks Ended    Five Weeks Ended
                                     October 4, 2008     October 6, 2007
Merchandise comparable club sales    5.6%                4.1%
Impact of gasoline sales             4.8%                0.2%
Impact of closed pharmacies          -                   (0.4)%
Comparable club sales                10.4%               3.9%
Sales Results for September 2008
($ in thousands)
Five Weeks Ended                                     % Change
October 4,           October 6,                      Net         Comp.
2008                 2007                            Sales       Sales
$892,846             $ 798,896                       11.8%       10.4%
Thirty-Five Weeks Ended                              % Change
October 4,           October 6,                      Net         Comp.
2008                 2007                            Sales       Sales
$6,577,556           $5,720,013                      15.0%       12.6%

The Company provided the following additional information regarding comparable club sales for September 2008: 

-- Sales increased in all five weeks with the highest increases in weeks one and five and the smallest increases in weeks two and three. 
-- Sales increases were roughly the same in all major regions with the exception of upstate New York where comp sales exceeded the chain average. 
-- Excluding sales of gasoline, traffic increased by approximately 4% versus last year and the average transaction amount increased by approximately 1%. 
-- Sales of food increased by approximately 10%, driven by strong sales of perishable foods. Sales of general merchandise decreased by approximately 3%, due in part to lower sales of televisions, jewelry and toys versus last year. 
-- Departments with the strongest sales increases compared to last year included bakery, baking needs, candy, coffee, computers, dairy, full service deli, health & beauty, household chemicals, meat, oils & shortenings, pet food, paper, pasta, prepared dinners, produce and snacks. Weaker departments versus last year included cigarettes, electronics, jewelry, juices, pre-recorded video, storage, televisions and toys.