220 S. Seneca Rd.
Eugene, OR, 97402 United States
(541) 344-0681
http://www.bimart.com
Bi-Mart wants you to join the club. The retailer operates some 75 general merchandise membership stores throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. (About 20 are in the Portland area.) Just $5 buys a lifetime membership to the deep-discount chain, which has enrolled more than 1 million members to date. Stores offer automotive departments, clothing and shoes, food and alcohol, housewares, full-service pharmacies, and photo departments, with a focus on national brands. A pioneer in membership-based retail, Bi-Mart was started in 1955 by a group of investors in Yakima, Washington. The firm was bought by CEO Marty Smith and other senior managers from