Sorry to hear your wife/SAM’s Club.
Did hear that they were closing about 100 stores across the country, (IIRC) What a shock! Not a club member, but do consider myself a WalMart shopper; what on earth happened to this business? Over-extended themselves? And the persons who must be given pink slips - after all the big bonuses which were just given to many employees (assuming some of these persons were WM employees as well) Rather like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. Will say a prayer for you and your family. Tough times make you tougher...personal experience. Keep the faith and keep praying.
I don’t have any inside skinny but my own personal opinion is that they are just closing (only roughly 10% of Sam’s clubs alone not counting Walmart locations) the worst preforming locations and cutting dead weight. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them open 20-50 new stores this year in lower cost locations. I think they will quickly rehire the best/dedicated employees at other nearby Sam’s/Walmarts.
Seems like scheduled maintenance to me.