BJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club, founded in 1984, operates a membership-based warehouse club model primarily along the US East Coast, with roughly 250 clubs and a growing domestic presence across 21 states. In fiscal 2024, the company generated over $20 billion in revenue. BJ's offers a value-oriented assortment skewed toward grocery, perishables, and consumables (71% of sales), general merchandise (11%), and gasoline (18%). Its business model is supported by recurring membership fee income and private-label brands such as Wellsley Farms and Berkley Jensen.www.bjs.com
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Sep 10, 2026
Ryen RussilloHOST
All right, um, we have some follow-ups, which I think are worth revisiting.
Ryen RussilloHOST
On the PSI guy, you may remember him as 19 BJs.
Ryen RussilloHOST
[laughs] Yeah.
Ryen RussilloHOST
Who could forget? [laughs] Appreciate the read, got a good laugh.
Steve CerutiHOST
[laughs]
Ryen RussilloHOST
This is, these are all bullet points, by the way.
Ryen RussilloHOST
Um, 19 BJs is now a new [laughs] is now a new lore of the group whenever part of the group chat- So maybe the group chat ... is mentioned.
Ryen RussilloHOST
Yeah.
Ricardo RodriguezGUEST
So it's a family-friendly event.
Ricardo RodriguezGUEST
Uh, it's, uh, presented by BJ's Wholesale, so it's, it's awesome that we have them on board.
Ricardo RodriguezGUEST
Also, we'll have the Navy, uh, as part of our partners.
Ricardo RodriguezGUEST
Uh, Cricket Wireless just signed up, uh, this weekend, or this week, excuse me.
Greg GutfeldHOST
THAT HAS A FACE THAT LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN BUTT.
Greg GutfeldHOST
IT'S ALREADY BEING SUED FOR And finally, BJ's Wholesale Club revealed the store's initials come from the name of the founder's daughter, Beverly Jean.
Greg GutfeldHOST
They had to disclose this information after a man repeatedly showed up to the stores in his underwear with a boner.
Greg GutfeldHOST
All right.
Brady BogenHOST
He was in a bear club.
Brady BogenHOST
Couple of baseless fun facts: BJ's Wholesale Club was founded n- in 1984.
Brady BogenHOST
The name came from the initials of Beverly Jean Wyck, the daughter of the company's then president, Mervin Wyck.
Brady BogenHOST
So the next time you see BJ's on someone's to-do list-
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Greg GutfeldHOST
And finally, BJ's Wholesale Club revealed the store's initials come from the name of the founder's daughter, Beverly Jean.
Greg GutfeldHOST
They had to disclose this information after a man repeatedly showed up to the stores in his underwear with a boner.
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[laughs] Yeah.
NikkiHOST
[laughs]
Dave SmileyHOST
[laughs] Uh, here's a fun fact about BJ's Wholesale Club.
NikkiHOST
Ooh, fun fact about BJ!
ToniPANELIST
Ooh, we love BJ fun facts.
Dave SmileyHOST
There, there are rumors all the time about that kind of stuff.
NikkiHOST
Yeah.
Dave SmileyHOST
Anyway, here's the fun fact about BJ's Wholesale Club.
Dave SmileyHOST
It was founded in 1984, and the name came from the initials of Beverly Jean Welch, so the daughter of the company's then next president, um, Merv Welch.
Jake AlexanderGUEST
Yes, objectively.
Jake AlexanderGUEST
And you know what? If we're talking about it, it's just a lot of BJs on Lincoln.
Jake AlexanderGUEST
I mean, so if we're talking about it, I feel like I've got it down.
Zach RaffioHOST
Okay, well now you're coming in sort
Rocky LalvaniHOST
And it's funny because you will see their procedures.
Rocky LalvaniHOST
I belong to BJ's too.
Rocky LalvaniHOST
There's certain things that they offer that BJ's doesn't care that I show them a membership card when I come in the door because they make money selling stuff.
Rocky LalvaniHOST
And so they're like, whoever comes in here, we're not so worried about it because if you're buying stuff, we're happy with you.
Rocky LalvaniHOST
Costco's like, you don't have a membership.
KellyHOST
So I actually got on the phone with them in the store with the company.
KellyHOST
And cause this was at BJ's wholesale club.
KellyHOST
And, um, And she said, okay, yeah, I've got that switched to 2 o'clock.
KellyHOST
I said, okay, great.
Christina StantonGUEST
No, it was over a mile, about a mile and a half to a mall.
Christina StantonGUEST
What was a BJ's wholesale club.
Christina StantonGUEST
It was about a mile and a half away.
Christina StantonGUEST
I understand I'm wearing my husband's socks.
Christina StantonGUEST
I'm walking over train tracks and We are completely yellow, head to toe in dust.
Christina StantonGUEST
We get into the BJ's Wholesale Club, bought a couple of clothing elements, and then wondered what the hell do we do next? Where do we go? And we ended up hitching.
Christina StantonGUEST
We rented a car with a bunch of strangers.
Christina StantonGUEST
And we actually were dropped off in Parsippany, New Jersey.
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