Exhibit 99.1

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

Updates Full Year 2010 Earnings Guidance to a Range of $2.58 to $2.68

NATICK, MA — May 19, 2010 — BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) today reported net income for the first quarter of 2010 of $26.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. For the first quarter of 2009, the Company reported net income of $24.3 million, or $0.45 per diluted share.

Net sales for the first quarter of 2010 increased by 12.9% to $2.55 billion and comparable club sales increased by 7.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.6%. Excluding the impact of gasoline, merchandise comparable club sales increased by 4.2%. Net sales for the first quarter of 2009 increased by 0.2% to $2.26 billion and comparable club sales decreased by 1.5%, including the negative impact from sales of gasoline of 9.0%. Excluding the impact of gasoline, merchandise comparable club sales increased by 7.5%.

During the first quarter of 2010, the Company repurchased 272,800 shares of BJ’s common stock at an average price of $33.69 per share, for a total expenditure of approximately $9.2 million. As of May 1, 2010, approximately $272.0 million remained available for stock repurchases under existing board authorizations.

Revised Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2010

The Company today also announced revised earnings guidance. For the year ending January 29, 2011, the Company now expects to report earnings per diluted share in the range of $2.58 to $2.68 and net income in the range of $136.9 million to $141.9 million. Previous guidance was for earnings per diluted share in the range of $2.54 to $2.64 and net income in the range of $133.1 million to $138.1 million.

Conference Call Information for First Quarter Financial Results

As previously announced, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, BJ’s management plans to hold a conference call to review results for the first quarter of 2010 and to discuss its outlook for the second quarter and full year. To access the webcast, visit www.bjsinvestor.com to hear the call live, or to listen to an archive of the call, which will be available for approximately ninety days following the call.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s introduced the wholesale club concept to New England in 1984 and has since expanded to become a leading warehouse club chain in the eastern United States. The Company currently operates 188 BJ’s Wholesale Clubs in 15 states. BJ’s press releases and filings with the SEC are available on the Internet at www.bjsinvestor.com.

Additional Information

Supplemental financial information, including detailed sales information for the first quarter and earnings guidance for the second quarter and full year, 2010, which has historically been provided during the Company’s first quarter conference call, is available on the Form 8-K submitted by the Company today to the SEC. To access this information, visit www.bjsinvestor.com.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club

May 19, 2010

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release, including earnings guidance, that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation, levels of gasoline profitability, levels of customer demand, economic and weather conditions, the rate of inflation or deflation, federal, state and local regulation in the Company’s markets, federal budgetary and tax policy, litigation, competitive conditions, progress associated with the implementation of technology initiatives and other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010. Any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)