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Sam's Club - Datasets

UA_SAMSCLUB contains sales transaction data for 18 Sam's Club stores between January 1 and January 31, 2000. Below is an actual table retrieved from the Sam's Club Database.

Store Nbr Records in Item_Scan Table Store Location
3 237844 Anchorage, WI
4 225817 Appleton, WI
5 260580 Arvada, WI
15 430447 Chesapeake, TX
16 301493 Chesterfield, TX
17 301107 Cicero, TX
18 510786 Cincinnati, TX
19 423904 Cincinnati, TX
20 300048 City of Industry, TX
21 402393 Clarksville, TX
22 393728 Clearwater, TX
23 263775 Columbus, TX
24 389834 Concord, TX
25 203126 Conroe, TX
26 281471 Coral Springs, TX
27 443051 Crystal Lake, TX
28 443324 Dallas, TX
29 309004 Daytona Beach, TX

The UA_SAMSCLUB consists of six tables which include STORE_VISITS (Store vists by member), ITEM_SCAN (Information collected when item is scanned), STORE_INFORMATION (Information about store), MEMBER_INDEX (Member's information), ITEM_DESC (Item description), and SUB_CATEGORY_DESC (Item's secondary information). 

The metadata for Sam's Club database is shown below.

 

Attribute Description Values
ACTIVITY_CD Activity Code Y, N
BRAND_NAME Name of the brand associated with the item Null, name of brand 
BUS_CR_TYP_STAT_CD Business Credit Type Status Code 0-10
CARD_HOLDER_NBR Card holder within an account 1-99
CATEGORY_NBR Number assigned to a category of items Null, 0-99 
CMPLMNTRY_CARD_CNT Number of extra cards given to an account 0-4
COLOR_DESC Color description of an item  White, Almond, etc
CREATE_DATE Date the item was created Date
EFFECTIVE_DATE Date the item began to be sold Date 
ELITE_STAT_CODE   0-4
EXPIRATION_DATE Expiration date of an item Date
FINELINE Combination of category_nbr & sub_category_nbr  4 digit number
ISSUING_CLUB_NBR The club that the member originally joined  1-150
ITEM_NBR The number assigned to every different item for sale  Unique number (PK)
ITEM_QUANTITY The quantity of a unique item that is scanned  
JOIN_DATE Date the member joined the club  Date
LAST_RENEWAL_DATE Last date that the member renewed their membership  Date 
MEMBER_CODE   1,A,D,E,G,V,W,X,Y
MEMBER_STATUS_CD   A,D,E,T
MEMBER_TYPE   1,A,E,G,V,W,X
MEMBERSHIP_NBR The number assigned to the member upon joining the club  
MFG_NBR Number representing a manufacturer  
OBSOLETE_DATE The date an item is no longer sold Date
OPERATOR_NBR    
PRIMARY_DESC The description of an item Teal X-Large etc
QUALIFY_ORG_CODE   Null, 015-3001
REFUND_CODE Code to indicate a return transaction 0 = Not Return, 1= Return
REGISTER_NBR The register identification number where the transaction took place 1-85
RENEWAL_DATE Date a membership should be renewed Date
SALES_TAX_AMT Tax charged for total visit  
SECONDARY_CARD_CNT Number of cards other than primary card assigned to the membership  
SECONDARY_DESC Additional description of an item Sweatshirt, gift set etc
SIC Standard Industry Classification code 783700, 443700 etc
SIZE_DESC Text description of the size of the item, including clothing and non-clothing items 15CUFT, LARGE, etc
STATUS_CHG_DATE The date an item last changed its status code  Date
STATUS_CODE Whether an item is active or deactive A = Active, D = Deactive
STORE_NAME The name of the store  
STORE_NBR Store identification number 1-150
SUB_CATEGORY_NBR The number assigned to a sub_category of items  
TAX_COLLECT_CODE Purchase taxable or not 0,1
TENDER_AMT The amount tendered for the purchase  
TENDER_TYPE Type of payment used 0 - Cash
1 - Check
2 - Gift Card
3 - Discover
4 - Direct Credit
5 - Business Credit
6 - Personal Credit
TOT_SCAN_CNT Total number of scanned items per transaction  
TOT_UNIQUE_ITM_CNT The number of unique items purchased per transaction 0-84
TOT_UNIT_COST The cost of the item (scrubbed)  
TOTAL_SCAN_AMOUNT The total number of items scanned per visit number  
TOTAL_VISIT_AMT The total value of the entire transaction  
TRANSACTION_DATE Date of the transaction  
TRANSACTION_TIME The time of day that the transaction started  
UNIT_COST_AMOUNT Cost/Unit (scrubbed)  
UNIT_RETAIL_AMOUNT Purchase Price/Unit (scrubbed)  
VENDOR_NBR The number of the vendor that supplies the item  
VISIT_NBR Every time a member goes to the register and has their membership card scanned, this number is then created 9 digit #
VNPK_CUBIC_FT How many cubic feet does a vendor pack take up  
VNPK_QTY The quantity of items in a vendor pack  
ZIP_CODE The zip-code of the store  
ZIP_CODE The zip-code of the member  
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