But she said she did not do her regular shopping at the wholesale club.

Throughout this, she repeatedly called the Wholesale Club as well.

The stake represents about 50.8 percent of the Chicago-based wholesale club.

Zayre will be left with some specialty stores and wholesale clubs.

But the complaints are hardly directed at the Wholesale Club alone.

There has been none of the resistance to wholesale clubs that other large, traffic-generating projects usually inspire at the local level.

They are increasingly showing up at supermarkets and wholesale clubs, and on the Internet.

The success of wholesale clubs is largely attributable to the "treasure hunt," industry executives say.

But this year's gains will come on the strength of discounters, wholesale clubs and the specialty stores.

"The change began in the late 1970's when wholesale clubs began appearing, and then by 1990 they came on strong, as did other supercenters."