BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces Important Update For Members in 2025

If you shop at BJ's Wholesale Club, get ready for a big change next year.

Most families across the Hudson Valley and New York do everything they can each month to save as much money as possible on the things that we can't live without. The most common things most of us bargain shop for are gas and groceries. Admit it, you've driven a little out of your way to that one gas station that has their gas prices a few cents less than the stations you drive past all the time.

We've done it many times and aren't embarrassed about it! We've also done everything we can to try and save a few bucks when it comes to grocery shopping.

Grocery Shopping in New York

There are over 12,000 grocery stores in New York State alone (our favorites below) so we have a ton of choices when it comes to which store we buy our groceries. I'm not sure if everyone is aware of this or not but prices on many items at one store are oftentimes higher or lower at another, which is why many of us have a favorite, and most times it's because their prices are the lowest (New York's favorite stores below). At the end of the day it is all about savings, right?

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Another way to save at the grocery store is to buy in bulk.

Bulk buying for some families has become extremely popular because according to numerous studies, the more you buy the more you save. The amount that families save varies but many say that shopping at stores like Sam's Club, Costco, and BJ's Wholesale Club are the best way to save. Most of the bulk stores require a membership to be allowed to shop at them and now it appears that one of the bigger stores is making a membership change in 2025.

BJ's Wholesale Club Membership

According to Business Insider, BJ's Wholesale Club with 49 stores in New York announced last week that they will be raising the cost of its membership in 2025. The announcement was made by company CEO Robert Eddy who said for the first time in seven years BJ's will raise the cost of its memberships starting on January 1.

BJ's Membership Going Up in 2025

Beginning January 1, 2025, a BJ's Club membership will cost members $60, which is $5 more than current members paid for 2024. A BJ's Club+ membership will also go up in 2025 and will cost $120, up $10. Club+ members will also get a few extra perks including two free same-day deliveries a year on orders of at least $50. CEO Robert Eddy explained the membership hike on a recent earnings call and said that the company would use the extra income from the increase to pay for the expansion of its delivery business and to better staff its stores.