BJ's Wholesale Club Planning Second Pittsburgh Location

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA — BJ's Wholesale Club is advancing plans to build a store at The Block Northway on the site of the former Northway Elementary School. BJ's also is establishing a location in South Fayette.

The Block Northway has details of the new store on its website.

The membership-only club has warehouse in 17 states and employed approximately 25,000 team members, both full- and part-time. Clubs are found in Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York,Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Michigan.

The nearest BJ's location to Pittsburgh is in North Canton, Ohio.

The club has six million members and does $12.7 billion in annual sales, according to its website. BJ's says it offers 25 percent or more savings on a representative basket of manufacturer-branded groceries compared to traditional supermarket competitors. BJ's provides a curated assortment focused on perishable products, continuously refreshed general merchandise, gas and other ancillary services.