近日,山姆会员商店因上架好丽友派引发一些会员强烈不满。

据湖北经视《经视直播》报道,近日,山姆会员商店的选品问题引发广泛关注,不少网友吐槽山姆下架了太阳饼、米布丁、低糖蛋黄酥等回购率高且性价比高的商品。同时,对其新上架的低糖好丽友派、溜溜梅等商品表示不满意,质疑山姆选品质量下滑。

Sam's Club faces mounting consumer criticism over recent product curation shifts, as it introduces commonplace supermarket brands like Orion and Hsu Fu Chi while delisting distinctive, high-value items. Members allege declining selection standards at the membership-based retailer.

有网友直言:“我花钱办卡进会员超市,你卖我家门口就能买到的东西,把我们消费者当韭菜是吧。”

记者在山姆会员商店App搜索发现,网友热议的太阳饼、米布丁和低糖蛋黄酥确实未显示相关商品信息。7月14日上午,记者以消费者身份拨打山姆会员商店客服电话反映此事,工作人员表示,商品下架信息以山姆会员商店App提示的信息为准,对于选品的问题,后续会尽力改善商品品质。

When contacted by a reporter posing as a consumer on Monday morning, Sam's Club customer service stated that product discontinuations are based on notifications in its official app. Regarding selection concerns, the representative added that the company "will strive to improve product quality".

社交媒体上被质疑的“低糖好丽友派”,于今年6月在山姆上新。新品在原有配方上进行了创新,减少了80%的糖分,同时增加了30%的可可含量,售价为49.9元一盒,内含48枚。

Among the criticized items is the "low-sugar Orion Choco Pie", launched in June. Marketed as containing 80 percent less sugar and 30 percent more cocoa than the original formula, the 48-piece box retails for 49.9 yuan. Over 300 negative reviews cite excessive sweetness, with one member noting: "I bought this for low sugar, but it's still overly sweet."

在商品评论区,这款好丽友派有300多人打出了差评,有消费者称:“看到低糖才买的,但实际吃起来太甜。”

据蓝鲸新闻报道,从产品定位来看,低糖配方本应契合山姆会员店一贯倡导的健康理念,也符合其目标客群中产对品质生活的追求。然而此次争议点在于,好丽友品牌在2022年深陷“配料表双标”风波后,其品牌形象在消费者心中已大打折扣。

尽管好丽友官方后续澄清称全球产品配方一致,所谓“双标”系误读,但这一解释并未能完全消除消费者的疑虑。

除了好丽友,卫龙、徐福记、溜溜梅等大众品牌产品陆续进驻山姆货架,而曾经引发抢购热潮的蛋黄酥、杨枝甘露、焦糖饼干千层等特色商品却悄然下架。

对于这种选品策略的变化,不少会员表示,山姆与普通超市相比越来越同质化。“我们支付会员费,就是相信山姆能帮我们过滤掉有争议的品牌。”在社交媒体上可以看到,消费者对山姆选品团队的信任度正在动摇。

Members express frustration as mass-market brands replace exclusive, sought-after items. "We pay membership fees trusting Sam's to filter out controversial brands," one member commented on social media, reflecting eroding confidence in the buying team.

记者了解到,引发争议的低糖好丽友派、徐福记燕麦藜麦蛋糕、芥末味板烧虾饼、溜溜梅智利无核西梅干等产品,在普通商超确实无法购买,为山姆特供商品,但这些品牌本身却让会员们感到“违和”。

Notably, disputed products — including the low-sugar Orion Choco Pie, Hsu Fu Chi oatmeal quinoa cakes and Liuliumei Chilean prune snacks — are Sam's-exclusive but clash with members' expectations of premium curation.

对山姆会员而言,支付260元的年费本质上是在为“严选服务”买单。付费会员希望通过这种服务获得比普通商超更优质的品牌。然而随着好丽友、徐福记、卫龙等大众品牌的入驻,山姆在会员心中的差异化正在被稀释。

“不是针对好丽友这一款产品,而是山姆的选品逻辑变了。如果山姆的选品和便利店没什么区别,我为什么还要额外花钱办会员?”一位山姆卓越会员告诉记者。

在社交媒体上,类似的声音也并不少见,甚至还有会员给山姆总部写信,反馈选品质量问题,这条帖子已经有近千条评论。

On social media, a post about members writing to Sam's headquarters criticizing product quality has garnered nearly 1,000 comments.

今年5月,沃尔玛公布一季度业绩。其中,沃尔玛中国增长强劲。而沃尔玛在中国市场的增长得益于山姆会员店和电商业务。

沃尔玛中国总裁兼首席执行官朱晓静表示,在上一财季中国春节销售旺季,山姆会费收入再次增长了35个百分点,会员店业务非常繁忙。2024年,山姆在中国的营业额突破1000亿元人民币。

来源:每日经济新闻 蓝鲸新闻 21世纪经济报道等

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