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Walmart opens new-style Sam's Club without cash registers in Grapevine

A new and different Sam's Club reopens in Grapevine

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Walmart is about to open a new kind of Sam’s Club in Grapevine that will be different from the rest: It'll be an all digital store, without checkout lanes.

According to a company representative, the new store will open on October 17, with fanfare and a full schedule of events listed below.

The store is actually a reopening of sorts, of a store at 1701 W. SH-114 that closed in 2022, when the roof was damaged by a tornado on December 13.

Company CEO Chris Nicholas is describing the store as a forward-thinking prototype that represents the company's efforts to evolve for the future.

Instead of getting orders rung up on a cash register, shoppers will be required to use a smartphone app called Scan & Go to ring up purchases as they walk through the aisles.

When leaving the store, shoppers will walk under "computer vision-based" archways that use AI to scan their carts, comparing their products to their digital receipts — technology the company introduced in the spring.

In the place where you'd expect to find cash registers will be a display of unusual, online-only items such as Christmas trees or a five-carat lab-grown diamond — items they would not be able to see and touch otherwise — as well as a larger area for e-commerce (curbside pickup and delivery).

More space-age features will include a pizza robot that can make up to 100 pizzas in an hour, and a new system that delivers food orders to an assigned cubby after customers order through Scan & Go.

Walmart is touting this as a first-of-its-kind store. However, in 2018, they opened a similar concept on Greenville Avenue in Dallas called Sam's Club Now, which then-CEO Jamie Iannone called "the epicenter of innovation for Sam's Club."

In that store, customers similarly use the app to scan items as they shop, but a staff member is still required to give the order a final onceover.

A spokesperson says that the Now Club served as a small-format initial testing ground and Grapevine allows them to test innovation at scale in a full-size club (the Grapevine store is 151,000 square feet). The Now Club remains open and will run in tandem with the Grapevine club.

Schedule of events is as follows:

Wednesday, October 16: Soft Opening

5-8 pm: The public is invited to get a sneak peek of the club and shop from 5–8 pm
6-7:30 pm: Dallas Mavericks star Dereck Lively II appearance

Thursday, October 17: Grand Opening

8-8:30 am: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, Remarks from Sam’s Club leadership and Grapevine Mayor William D. Tate, and check presentations to 10 local organizations
10 am-12 pm: Dallas Cowboys legend Charles Haley appearance in partnership with LG
2-3 pm: Dallas Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware appearance in partnership with PepsiCo

Member’s Mark demos, exclusive merchandise, exciting brand experiences and the first 3,000 members receive a Member’s Mark swag bag.

October 16-20

Free parking lot activities including the Sam’s Club Mobile Café, Member’s Mark Experience, inflatable games and crafts (through October 20)
Guided LEGO® build experience with Russell Cassevah, president of LittleBricks Charity and Guiness World Records holder for the farthest distance walking barefoot on LEGO® bricks

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Luxury steakhouse Steak 48 poised for Dallas debut at prime location

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A luxury steakhouse from a celebrated culinary family is coming to Dallas. Steak 48 will soon begin construction on a 14,000-square-foot restaurant in Dallas' Knox-Henderson area, at the corner of McKinney and Monticello avenues.

Spearheaded by brothers Jeffrey and Michael Mastro, Steak 48 Dallas will showcase "the signature personalized service, prime steaks, fresh seafood, world-class Wagyu selections, and luxury dining experience" that the family is known for, the announcement says.

In recent decades, the Mastro family has become famous in the food world for their modern takes on the classic steakhouse. They first created Mastro’s Steakhouse and Mastro’s Ocean Club, which they sold in 2007. Steak 48 is one of six concepts currently under their Prime Steak Concepts umbrella; Dallas will mark the seventh location.

The new Dallas steakhouse will be the group's second restaurant — and largest — in Texas. It promises a “distinctly Dallas” menu and atmosphere, which will include what is sure to be a showstopping, second-floor indoor pool surrounded by chic, white-tablecloth dining.

All of that square footage will accommodate a variety of dining atmospheres under one roof, including a room that allows guests to watch everything going on inside the kitchen through floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

“We love Dallas and have spent years searching for the right location. We are so grateful to have found one and to finally be coming to this city,” says Oliver Badgio, chief brand officer, in the announcement. “This neighborhood has an energy that’s hard to miss, which makes it an exciting place for us to put down roots and build something special.”

Steak 48 Dallas will offer an upmarket take on the classic American steakhouse, with prime steaks, fresh seafood, and shellfish complemented by an array of inventive appetizers, entrées, and sides. Steaks come in a variety of cuts and sizes, and even less-carnivorous diners will be able to enjoy a range of appetizers, side dishes, and raw bar delights.

Signature Steak 48 offerings that will make the cut on the Dallas menu include the Colossal Shrimp Cocktail, Chef's Cut Hanging Bacon, Corn Crème Brûlée, and Caviar Cones.

The food menu is complemented by an extensive wine list and craft cocktail program, and, of utmost importance, according to the release, is sourcing the highest quality ingredients and prioritizing locally grown products when available.

Construction on the Dallas location is set to begin soon, with an anticipated opening date still to be announced.

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