Dscf5222 — The official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025, in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)

Baldwin County’s incoming wholesale store has officially broken ground.

BJ’s Wholesale will soon have a second location in Alabama, following just a few years after its grand opening in Huntsville. Company and local officials gathered at the site last week for a groundbreaking ceremony.

“This will be the first wholesale club in South Baldwin. This is a really significant addition for our citizens to not have to leave Foley… We were working with these folks for about three years to bring them to this market.”
Ralph Hellmich, Foley mayor

The project is expected to take roughly a year to complete before opening its doors to the public.

The 14-acre site is located on the South Juniper Street Extension, one block east of South McKenzie Street.

The building will be 106,370 square feet and the club will include a gas station. The store will feature a variety of products including:

Groceries
Household goods
Tires
Automotive services
Electronics

(left to right) Kari Ann Kinder, Retail Store Coordinator for Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Allen Stein, Construction Manager with BJ’s Wholesale Club listing to Kirk Saville, Head of Corporate Communications for BJ’s Wholesale Club during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)
(left to right) Kirk Saville, Head of Corporate Communications for BJ’s Wholesale Club, talks with Kari Ann Kinder and Duane Ates, Retail Store Donation Coordinators with Feeding the Gulf Coast during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)
Hard hats and helmets sit out on a table during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)
(left to right) Kari Ann Kinder and Duane Ates, Retail Store Donations Coordinators for Feeding the Gulf Coast pose for a photo during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)
(left to right) Ryan Carney, External Communications Manager with Bj’S Wholesale Club, Kirk Savile, Head of Corporate Communications for BJ’s Wholesale Club, Duane Ates and Kari Ann Kinder, Retail Store Donations Coordinators for Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Allen Stein, Construction Managers for BJ’s Wholesale Club shovel dirt during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)