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Sam’s Club expands Scan & Go to fuel stations

Warehouse club chain to enable contactless pay-at-the-pump at all 518 locations

Russell Redman

September 17, 2020

2 Min Read
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Scan & Go Fuel is slated to become available at more than 70 Sam's Club gas stations this month.Sam's Club

Sam’s Club is bringing its Scan & Go mobile payment service to the gas pump.

The Walmart warehouse club chain on Thursday unveiled Scan & Go Fuel, a new capability within the Sam’s Club mobile app that provides a contactless, pay-at-the-pump experience.

Sam’s Club said that this month it’s rolling out Scan & Go Fuel to more than 70 locations around the country, following a small-scale pilot earlier this year. Plans call for the retailer to deploy the solution at all of its 518 fuel stations by the end of the year.

“We launched Scan & Go technology inside our clubs in 2016, and we’ve seen its popularity continue to increase, particularly during the pandemic. Our member adoption rate has doubled since this time last year, and we don’t see that slowing down, especially as our members continue to crave quick and safe shopping experiences,” Sam’s Club executives Eddie Garcia, senior vice president and chief product officer, and Vinod Bidarkoppa, senior vice president of technology, said in a blog post. “The evolution of Scan & Go, with the added capability of Scan & Go Fuel, is just another example of our commitment to build tech-led solutions that power a better, faster experience for our members. Very much like our recent national rollout of curbside pickup.”

Related:Sam’s Club goes chainwide with curbside pickup

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“Scan & Go removes another point of friction for our members,

To use Scan & Go Fuel, members open the Sam’s Club app on their smartphone (or download the app first if they don’t have it), and click on the Scan & Go icon. Next, they scan the QR code at the gas pump, select their method of payment in the app and then start fueling. After completing their fill-up, they drive away. A digital receipt is sent via email.

The app-based experience at the pump “brings together contactless payments, speed and low prices,” according to Garcia and Bidarkoppa.

“No more shuffling for your Sam’s Club membership card, credit cards or cash,” they said. “Scan & Go removes another point of friction for our members by allowing secure purchases and eliminating paper receipts with the ease and convenience of the Sam’s Club app.”

Sam’s Club operates 597 wholesale club locations overall. The retailer completed its rollout of curbside pickup service at the end of June, following a pilot with consumer and business-owner members at 16 clubs.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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