Sam's Clubs Jump On The iPad, iPhone Retailer Wagon

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Thursday, October 14th, 2010


Alrighty, the iPad is officially everywhere now. It’s available at Best Buy and Target, with Walmart, Verizon, and AT&T getting it shortly. Well, add Sam’s Club to the list as well.

But Sam’s Club happens to be the first warehouse discount chain to get the device so things might get interesting. Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, hasn’t announced its pricing schemes for the Apple tablet just yet, but chances are it will be sold at the Apple suggested price. The same probably applies for the iPhone when it hits the retailer as well. Apple isn’t one for allowing retailers to undercut their carefully devised strategy — unless it’s sold at a discount because a new model is replacing it…

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