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FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended October 30, 2004

Commission file number 001-13143

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(508) 651-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨.

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 16, 2004: 69,488,456

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. The results for BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (“BJ’s” or “the Company” or “we”) for the quarter and nine months ended October 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year or any future period because, among other things, our business, in common with the business of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences. Our sales and operating income have typically been highest in the fourth quarter holiday season and lowest in the first quarter of each fiscal year.

2. The interim financial statements are unaudited and reflect all normal recurring adjustments we considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

3. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004.

4. The components of interest income (expense), net were as follows (amounts in thousands):

5. The following details the calculation of earnings per share from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting principle changes for the periods presented below (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):

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Options to purchase the following shares were outstanding at October 30, 2004 and November 1, 2003, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the periods indicated.

6. We account for stock-based employee compensation under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost for stock options is reflected in net income, as all options granted under our plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant.

We do include stock-based employee compensation cost for restricted stock in net income. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based employee compensation:

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In determining stock-based compensation, we recognize forfeitures as they occur. Because of a large number of forfeited options in last year’s second quarter, primarily resulting from the stock option exchange program described in Note 7, we reported a reduced amount of stock-based employee compensation income in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2003 in the table above.

7. At the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on May 22, 2003, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to BJ’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan to permit a stock option exchange program under which outstanding stock options having an exercise price greater than $29.00 per share would be exchanged for new options. The new options would be exercisable for one-half the number of shares of exchanged options and would have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of BJ’s common stock on the date of the grant, which would be at least six months and one day after cancellation of the exchanged options. BJ’s directors, President/Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Presidents were not eligible to participate in the program.

On May 27, 2003, the expiration date of the Company’s exchange offer, the Company accepted for exchange from eligible employees options to purchase an aggregate of 1,307,385 shares of BJ’s common stock. These stock options were cancelled as of that date. On November 28, 2003, the Company issued new options to purchase 646,054 shares of BJ’s common stock in exchange for the options surrendered in the offer. The exercise price of these new options is $25.45, which was equal to the fair market value of BJ’s common stock on November 28, 2003. None of the new options vested or became exercisable until May 28, 2004. Beginning on May 28, 2004, the new options immediately vested to the same extent that the options they replaced would have been vested on that date had they not been surrendered. After May 28, 2004, the new options have the same vesting schedule as the options they replaced.

8. Earlier this year, the Company was notified by credit card issuers that credit and debit card accounts used legitimately at BJ’s were subsequently used in fraudulent transactions at non-BJ’s locations. In response, the Company retained a leading computer security firm to conduct a forensic analysis of its information technology systems with a goal of determining whether a breach had in fact occurred. While no conclusive evidence of a breach was found, the computer security firm concluded that: (1) the Company’s centralized computer system that serves as the aggregation point for all BJ’s credit and debit card transactions chain-wide had not been breached and (2) any breach would have likely occurred in a more decentralized fashion involving club-level systems. On March 12, 2004, after the Company’s receipt of the computer security firm’s preliminary report of findings, the Company issued a public statement alerting consumers to the potential security breach.

In the quarter ended July 31, 2004, the Company recorded a pretax charge of $6.0 million ($3.6 million post-tax) to establish a reserve for claims by credit card issuing banks seeking reimbursement for fraudulent credit and debit card charges and the cost of replacing cards, monitoring expenses and related fees and expenses. In the quarter ended October 30, 2004, the Company recorded an additional pretax charge of $1.0 million ($0.6 million post-tax) relating to this matter, bringing the year-to-date pretax charges up to $7.0 million ($4.2 million post-tax). As of November 12, 2004, the amount of estimated outstanding claims was approximately $13 million. This amount includes approximately $5 million of actual claims seeking reimbursement for fraudulent card charges and an estimate for expected claims seeking reimbursement for certain card replacement and account monitoring costs. The Company is unable to predict whether further claims will be asserted.

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The Company has contested and will continue to vigorously contest the claims made against it and continues to explore its defenses and possible claims against others.

As of October 30, 2004, the balance in the reserve was $6.5 million, which represents the Company’s best estimate of the ultimate costs and expenses related to this matter at that time. This reserve is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet. The ultimate outcome of this matter could differ from the amounts recorded. While that difference could be material to the results of operations for any one reporting period, it is not expected to have a material impact on consolidated financial position or liquidity.

9. BJ’s has filed proofs of claim against House2Home, Inc. for claims arising under certain agreements between BJ’s and House2Home in connection with the BJ’s spin-off from Waban Inc. in July 1997. These claims arise primarily from BJ’s indemnification of TJX with respect to TJX’s guarantee of House2Home leases and from the Tax Sharing Agreement dated July 28, 1997 between BJ’s and House2Home. House2Home and BJ’s have settled BJ’s claims against House2Home. The settlement provides that BJ’s will have an unsecured claim of approximately $37.9 million, on account of claims under the Tax Sharing Agreement and indemnification payments which have been made to TJX. The settlement agreement was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California on November 10, 2003. As part of the settlement, BJ’s has been released of all claims that House2Home and its bankruptcy estate may have had against BJ’s, including $1.7 million owed by BJ’s to House2Home under the Tax Sharing Agreement. We recognized this amount as a reduction in our tax provision in the fourth quarter of 2003.

During the quarter ended July 31, 2004, we received a recovery on account of our House2Home bankruptcy claims totaling $4.5 million. On a post-tax basis, this gain was $3.1 million. During the quarter ended October 30, 2004, we received a payment of $2.5 million to settle our claim against the Indenture Trustee for House2Home’s Convertible Subordinated Notes. We have no further claims against the Indenture Trustee. On a post-tax basis, this gain was $1.5 million. These recoveries are included in gain on contingent lease obligations in the statements of income. We are unable to determine the amount and timing of any future recoveries under our claims against House2Home and, therefore, have not recognized such claims in our financial statements.

10. The following table summarizes year-to-date activity relating to our obligations for House2Home, Inc. (“House2Home”) and BJ’s closed store leases:

During this year’s third quarter, one House2Home lease was resolved. As of October 30, 2004, we have settled 40 of the 41 House2Home leases for which we were originally contingently liable, including lump sum settlements for 37 leases. Three other House2Home properties (for which we remain contingently liable) have been assigned to third parties. We expect to pay the final installment of a lump sum settlement for the last remaining lease in the fourth quarter.

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Based on the disposition of the lease that was resolved in the quarter and an evaluation of our remaining obligations, we recorded a $2.7 million pretax credit ($1.6 million after tax) in this year’s third quarter to reduce our contingent lease obligations. In the first nine months of last year, we recorded pretax credits of $2.9 million ($1.7 million after tax) to reduce our contingent lease obligations, including a pretax credit of $1.0 million ($0.6 million after tax) in the third quarter.

During the quarter ended October 30, 2004 we made a lump sum payment to settle the lease for one of the three BJ’s clubs that closed in November 2002. Neither of the leases for the two remaining clubs has been settled or subleased. Based on the settlement that we did make and an evaluation of the status of the two remaining clubs, we recorded a pretax charge of $2.9 million ($1.7 million after tax) to increase our reserves for the closed BJ’s clubs in this year’s third quarter. In the quarter ended November 1, 2003, we recorded a pretax charge of $0.2 million ($0.1 million after tax) to write off additional fixed assets in the closed clubs. These charges are included in loss from discontinued operations. The remainder of loss from discontinued operations consisted of interest accretion charges associated with the lease obligations for the closed clubs.

We believe that the liabilities recorded in the financial statements adequately provide for our closed store lease obligations. However, there can be no assurance that our actual liability for these obligations will not differ materially from amounts recorded in the financial statements due to a number of factors, including future economic factors which may affect the ability to successfully sublease, assign or otherwise settle liabilities related to these properties. We consider our maximum reasonably possible undiscounted pretax exposure for our closed store lease obligations to be approximately $44 million at October 30, 2004.

11. During last year’s first quarter ended May 3, 2003, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” We recorded a post-tax charge of $1,253,000, or $.02 per diluted share, to reflect the cumulative effect of adopting this accounting principle change as of the beginning of the fiscal year.

12. Net periodic benefit cost recognized for our unfunded defined benefit postretirement medical plan was as follows:

13. We consider highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Investments with maturities exceeding three months are classified as marketable securities. Our marketable securities, which consist of high-grade debt securities issued by governmental agencies or their subdivisions, are classified as trading securities, are bought and held primarily for the purpose of selling them in the near term, and are recorded at fair value.

14. We have a $200 million unsecured credit agreement with a group of banks which expires June 13, 2005. The agreement includes a $50 million sub-facility for letters of credit, of which $2.3 million was outstanding at October 30, 2004. We are required to pay an annual facility fee which is currently 0.175% of the total commitment. Interest on borrowings is payable at BJ’s option either at (a) the Eurodollar rate plus a margin which is currently 0.575% or (b) a rate equal to the higher of (i) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50% or (ii) the agent bank’s prime rate. We are also required to pay a usage fee in any calendar quarter during which the average daily amount of loans and undrawn or unreimbursed letters of credit outstanding exceeds 33% of the total commitment. The usage fee, if applicable, would currently be at an annual rate of 0.125% of the average daily amount of credit used under the facility during the calendar quarter. The facility fee, Eurodollar margin and usage fee are subject to change based upon our fixed

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charge coverage ratio. The agreement contains covenants which, among other things, include minimum net worth and fixed charge coverage requirements and a maximum funded debt-to-capital limitation. We are required to comply with these covenants on a quarterly basis. Under the credit agreement, we may pay dividends or repurchase our own stock in any amount so long as we remain in compliance with all other covenants. We were in compliance with the covenants and other requirements set forth in our credit agreement at October 30, 2004.

In addition to the credit agreement, we maintain a separate $50 million facility for letters of credit, primarily to support the purchase of inventories, of which $19.9 million was outstanding at October 30, 2004, and also maintain a $25 million uncommitted credit line for short-term borrowings.

There were no borrowings outstanding under our bank credit agreement or our uncommitted credit line at October 30, 2004.

15. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued the following standards which became effective in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year:

Application of this Interpretation was required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in variable interest entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referred to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. The adoption of this Interpretation has resulted in no change from our existing reporting.

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past are being recognized as a reduction of cost of sales. The implementation of EITF 03-10 resulted in decreases in both sales and cost of sales of $10.5 million in this year’s third quarter and $8.8 million in last year’s third quarter, and $31.9 million in the first nine months of this year versus $18.4 million in last year’s comparable period.

16. Certain amounts in the prior year’s financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our unaudited quarterly financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Some accounting policies and estimates have a significant impact on amounts reported in these financial statements. A description of our critical accounting policies is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2004 in the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Thirteen Weeks (Third Quarter) and Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended October 30, 2004 versus Thirteen and Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended November 1, 2003.

Results of Operations

Net sales for the third quarter ended October 30, 2004 rose 9.8% to $1.76 billion from $1.60 billion reported in last year’s third quarter. Net sales for the first nine months of the current year totaled $5.21 billion, 11.5% higher than last year’s comparable period. These increases were due to comparable club sales increases and to the opening of new clubs and gasoline stations. The increase in comparable club sales represented approximately 61% of the increase in total net sales over last year in both the third quarter and the year-to-date period. New clubs and gasoline stations accounted for the remainder of the increase. Adjusting each period for shifts between certain food and general merchandise categories, food accounted for 59% of total food and general merchandise sales in this year’s third quarter versus 57% in last year’s third quarter. For the first nine months, food accounted for 59% of total food and general merchandise sales versus 56% in last year’s comparable period.

Comparable club sales increased by 6.1% over last year in the third quarter, including a 0.4% contribution from gasoline sales, and increased by 7.1% for the first nine months of the year, including a 1.1% contribution from sales of gasoline. On a comparable club basis, food sales increased by approximately 10% in both this year’s third quarter and year-to-date period. Comparable club general merchandise sales in the third quarter were essentially flat versus last year and increased by approximately 1% in the year-to-date period. Food sales were strong throughout the first nine months of the year, paced by our fresh food business, beverages, dairy and paper products. General merchandise sales were adversely affected by cooler weather than last year in April and throughout the second quarter, as well as the planned contraction of certain categories, including automotive, furniture, office supplies and sporting goods.

Total revenues included membership fees of $35.3 million in this year’s third quarter versus $31.2 million in last year’s comparable period. For the year-to-date period, membership fees were $103.2 million this year compared with $92.4 million last year. These increases were due principally to the opening of new clubs.

Cost of sales (including buying and occupancy costs) was 92.09% of net sales in this year’s third quarter versus 92.28% in last year’s third quarter. For the first nine months, the cost of sales percentage was 92.33% this year versus 92.37% last year. Despite this year’s increased contribution of gasoline sales, which carry a significantly lower gross margin rate than the remainder of our business, the cost of sales ratio in both the third quarter and year-to-date period was favorable to last year primarily because of higher merchandise margins. Stronger sales of private brands and our transition to direct purchase of produce contributed to the improvement of margins, particularly in the third quarter. This year’s buying and occupancy costs as a percentage of sales were slightly favorable to last year in the third quarter and approximated last year’s rate in the year-to-date period.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were 7.91% of net sales in the third quarter versus 7.73% in last year’s comparable period. Year-to-date SG&A expenses were 7.67% of net sales this year versus 7.79% last year. The increase in the third quarter was due mainly to increases in credit expenses (resulting mainly from a higher penetration of credit transactions), professional services and payroll and benefits. The decrease in the year-to-date percentage was due primarily to lower advertising expenses (as planned). Partially offsetting this decrease were higher credit expenses and payroll and benefits.

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Total SG&A expenses rose by $15.3 million from the third quarter of 2003 to the third quarter of 2004. Payroll and benefits accounted for 76% of all SG&A expenses in this year’s third quarter versus 77% in last year’s third quarter. Major changes in third quarter SG&A expenses included increases in payroll and benefits of $11.0 million, credit expenses of $2.8 million, and professional services of $1.2 million. For the year-to-date period, total SG&A expenses rose by $35.6 million this year. Payroll and payroll benefits accounted for 77% of all SG&A expenses in this year’s first nine months versus 75% in the same period last year. Major changes in year-to-date SG&A expenses included increases in payroll and benefits of $34.3 million and credit expenses of $8.6 million. These were partially offset by a decrease of $6.2 million in marketing expenses and first quarter income of $2.3 million from a settlement of medical claims overcharges from a former plan administrator.

Preopening expenses were $3.0 million in this year’s third quarter versus $2.6 million in last year’s third quarter. Year-to-date preopening expenses totaled $5.0 million this year versus $8.3 million last year. In this year’s first nine months, we opened four new clubs, including three in the third quarter. One of the new clubs opened in the third quarter was our first ProFoods Restaurant Supply (“ProFoods”) club (see additional comments below). In the first nine months of last year, we opened seven new clubs, including three in the third quarter. We also opened a new cross-dock facility in Jacksonville, Florida, during last year’s first quarter.

We recorded net interest income of $216,000 in this year’s third quarter versus net interest expense of $32,000 in last year’s third quarter. Net interest income for the first nine months of this year was $235,000 versus net interest expense of $122,000 in last year’s comparable period. These increases in net interest income were due primarily to higher balances of invested cash.

During the quarter ended July 31, 2004, we recorded a $6.0 million pretax charge to establish a reserve for claims by credit card issuing banks seeking reimbursement for fraudulent credit and debit card charges and the cost of replacing cards, monitoring expenses and related fees and expenses. On a post-tax basis, this charge was $3.6 million, or $.05 per diluted share. In the quarter ended October 30, 2004, three months further into the claim resolution process, with the benefit of some experience resolving a portion of the claims, and with a better understanding of the fees and expenses relating to this matter, we recorded an additional charge of $1.0 million ($0.6 million post-tax, or $.01 per diluted share) to increase this reserve, bringing the year-to-date charge to $7.0 million ($4.2 million post-tax, or $.06 per diluted share). See Note 8 for a further discussion of these claims.

Gain on contingent lease obligations was $5.1 million in this year’s third quarter versus $0.8 million in last year’s third quarter. For the first nine months of this year, gain on contingent lease obligations was $9.4 million versus $2.0 million in the comparable period last year. This year’s third quarter gain included a pretax cash recovery of $2.5 million of our claims related to the House2Home bankruptcy and a pretax credit of $2.7 million to reduce our contingent lease obligations. On a post-tax basis, the gains from these two items totaled $3.1 million, or $.04 per diluted share. For the year-to-date period, recoveries of our claims related to the House2Home bankruptcy and the credit to reduce our contingent lease obligations totaled $9.6 million pretax. On a post-tax basis, these items totaled $6.1 million, or $.09 per diluted share. Last year’s gains included pretax credits of $1.0 million in the third quarter and $2.9 million year-to-date to reduce our contingent lease obligations. On a post-tax basis, these credits amounted to $0.6 million, or $.01 per diluted share, in the third quarter and $1.7 million, or $.02 per diluted share, in the year-to-date period.

Our income tax provision was 38.2% of pretax income from continuing operations in the first nine months of 2004 versus 38.3% in last year’s comparable period. Except for a portion of the House2Home claims recoveries, we apply an incremental tax rate of 40% to our gains or losses on House2Home contingent lease obligations and our provision for credit card claims. We expect that our ongoing effective tax rate this year will be approximately 38.5% of the remainder of our pretax income from continuing operations.

Income from continuing operations was $25.1 million, or $.36 per diluted share, in this year’s third quarter versus $20.6 million, or $.29 per diluted share, in last year’s comparable period. For the first nine months, income from continuing operations before the cumulative effect of accounting principle changes was $69.5 million, or $.99 per diluted share, this year versus $55.4 million, or $.80 per diluted share, last year.

Loss from discontinued operations (net of income tax benefit) was $1.8 million in this year’s third quarter versus $229,000 in last year’s third quarter. The year-to-date loss from discontinued operations (net of income tax benefit) was $2.1 million this year versus $522,000 last year. This year’s losses included a post-tax charge of $1.7 million, or $.02 per diluted share, to increase our reserves for the three BJ’s clubs that closed in November 2002. The remainder of the losses consist primarily of interest accretion charges associated with the closed clubs.

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During last year’s first quarter ended May 3, 2003, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” We recorded a post-tax charge of $1,253,000, or $.02 per diluted share, to reflect the cumulative effect of adopting this accounting principle change as of the beginning of the fiscal year.

Net income for the third quarter was $23.2 million, or $.33 per diluted share, this year versus $20.4 million, or $.29 per diluted share, last year. For the first nine months, net income was $67.4 million, or $.96 per diluted share, this year compared with $53.6 million, or $.77 per diluted share, last year.

This year’s first nine months were marked by a major re-merchandising effort which was based on initial findings from our new member analysis and segmentation initiative that we call “Member Insight.” We accelerated our timeline for the re-merchandising project so it could be essentially completed in the first quarter. We discontinued or reduced pallet space for selected items and categories, including large exercise equipment; treadmills and weight sets; slower moving automotive items; tools; tires; and certain stationery and electronics items. We have replaced them with generally faster-turning items, including additional beverages, “low-carb” foods, paper goods, juices, nutritional foods, salty snacks and international foods. These tend to be non-overlapping items with our competitors and, as such, carry slightly higher margins than other items in their categories. We are placing an increased emphasis on fresh foods, private brands and fashion. The ultimate goal of re-merchandising our clubs is to better suit our members’ needs while driving margin expansion in addition to boosting shopping frequency and sales.

In October of this year, we began testing a concept that is new to BJ’s. We opened the first of two new clubs in the Metro New York market exclusively for food service businesses under the name “ProFoods Restaurant Supply” (“ProFoods”). The target member is the professional food vendor or restaurant owner. The business model for ProFoods is built on somewhat higher merchandise margins than those generated by a wholesale club, free memberships and a broad merchandise assortment to support one-stop shopping on a cash and carry basis. We believe that we can leverage our success as a highly efficient operator of limited assortment formats that cater to defined customer groups. We have embarked on this test because we believe there is a substantial market for this business segment, where the competition is fragmented and where we can apply our expertise in logistics, merchandising, operations and finance.

The Company operated 153 BJ’s clubs and one ProFoods club on October 30, 2004 versus 147 BJ’s clubs on November 1, 2003.

Seasonality

Our business, in common with the business of retailers generally, is subject to seasonal influences. Our sales and operating income have typically been highest in the fourth quarter holiday season and lowest in the first quarter of each fiscal year.

Recent Accounting Standards

The FASB and the EITF issued the following standards which became effective in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year:

Application of this Interpretation was required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in variable interest entities or potential variable interest entities commonly referred to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. Application by public entities for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. The adoption of this Interpretation has resulted in no change from our existing reporting.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash provided by operating activities was $153.3 million in the first nine months of 2004 versus $78.0 million in last year’s comparable period. Year-to-date net income plus depreciation and amortization was $23.3 million higher than last year. Merchandise inventories, net of accounts payable, increased by $3.0 million in the first nine months of this year versus an increase of $50.2 million in last year’s comparable period.

Cash expended for property additions was $89.1 million in this year’s first nine months versus $135.1 million in last year’s comparable period. Four new clubs were opened in this year’s first nine months and the refurbishment of 12 clubs was substantially completed in the same time period. We opened a new owned cross-dock facility in Jacksonville, Florida, and seven new clubs (two of which were owned) in the first nine months of 2003. The refurbishment of 30 existing clubs was also substantially completed in the first nine months of 2003. Two new gasoline stations were opened in this year’s first nine months. Eight new gasoline stations were opened in last year’s comparable period.

The Company’s full-year capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $140 to $150 million in 2004, based on plans to open approximately nine new clubs, including two ProFoods clubs, and approximately five gasoline stations. The timing of actual club and gasoline station openings and the amount of related expenditures could vary from these estimates due, among other things, to the complexity of the real estate development process.

During this year’s first nine months, we repurchased 1,111,900 shares of our common stock for $28.0 million. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in last year’s first nine months. As of October 30, 2004, our remaining repurchase authorization was $62.4 million.

We have a $200 million unsecured credit agreement with a group of banks which expires June 13, 2005. The agreement includes a $50 million sub-facility for letters of credit, of which $2.3 million was outstanding at October 30, 2004. We are required to pay an annual facility fee which is currently 0.175% of the total commitment. Interest on borrowings is payable at BJ’s option either at (a) the Eurodollar rate plus a margin which is currently 0.575% or (b) a rate equal to the higher of (i) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50% or (ii) the agent bank’s prime rate. We are also required to pay a usage fee in any calendar quarter during which the average daily amount of loans and undrawn or unreimbursed letters of credit outstanding exceeds 33% of the total commitment. The usage fee, if applicable, would currently be at an annual rate of 0.125% of the average daily amount of credit used under the facility during the calendar quarter. The facility fee, Eurodollar margin and usage fee are subject to change based upon our fixed charge coverage ratio. The agreement contains covenants which, among other things, include minimum net worth and fixed charge coverage requirements and a maximum funded debt-to-capital limitation. We are required to comply with these covenants on a quarterly basis. Under the credit agreement, we may pay dividends or repurchase our own stock in any amount so long as we remain in compliance with all other covenants. We have no credit rating triggers that would accelerate the maturity date of debt if borrowings were outstanding under our credit agreement. We were in compliance with the covenants and other requirements set forth in our credit agreement at October 30, 2004. We expect to enter into a new credit agreement before the current agreement expires.

In addition to the credit agreement, we maintain a separate $50 million facility for letters of credit, primarily to support the purchase of inventories, of which $19.9 million was outstanding at October 30, 2004, and also maintain a $25 million uncommitted credit line for short-term borrowings.

There were no borrowings outstanding under our bank credit agreement or our uncommitted credit line at October 30, 2004.

Increases in merchandise inventories and accounts payable from January 31, 2004 to October 30, 2004 were due primarily to normal seasonal requirements, as well as the addition of new clubs. Our average inventory per club at the end of the third quarter was lower than that of a year ago. Our ratio of accounts payable to merchandise inventories was 72% at October 30, 2004 versus 67% a year earlier, due in part to logistics initiatives to improve inventory turns.

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During the third quarter of 2002, we established reserves for our liability related to leases for three BJ’s clubs which closed on November 9, 2002. Our recorded liabilities were based on the present value of rent liabilities under the three leases, including estimated real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges, reduced by estimated income from the subleasing of these properties. An annual discount rate of 6% was used to calculate the present value of these lease obligations. This rate was based on estimated borrowing rates for the Company that took into consideration the weighted-average period of time over which these obligations are expected to be paid.

During the quarter ended October 30, 2004, we made a lump sum payment to settle the lease for one of the three closed clubs. Neither of the two remaining clubs has been subleased or settled. Based on the settlement that we did make and an evaluation of the status of the two remaining clubs, we recorded a pretax charge of $2.9 million ($1.7 million after tax) to increase our reserves for the closed clubs in the third quarter. The reserve at October 30, 2004 includes an estimated amount to settle the lease for one of the two remaining clubs through a lump sum payment based on negotiations in progress. The remainder of the reserve is based on the present value of our rent liability under the lease for the other remaining club, including real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges, reduced by estimated income from subleasing the property. We will continue to use an annual discount rate of 6% to calculate the present value of the obligation.

Pursuant to an agreement with The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”) and in connection with House2Home’s filing for bankruptcy on November 7, 2001, we recorded a pretax charge of $105.0 million for our estimated loss associated with House2Home leases in 2001. Based on a continuing evaluation of our remaining obligations and the significant progress made in settling liabilities for House2Home leases, we recorded pretax gains of $20.0 million in 2002 and $5.5 million in 2003 and $2.7 million this year to reduce our estimated liability related to House2Home contingent lease obligations.

As of October 30, 2004, we have settled 40 of the 41 House2Home leases for which we were originally contingently liable, including lump sum settlements for 37 leases. Three other House2Home properties (for which we remain contingently liable) have been assigned to third parties. We expect to pay the final installment of a lump sum settlement for the last remaining House2Home lease in the fourth quarter.

We believe that the liabilities recorded in the financial statements adequately provide for our closed store lease obligations. However, there can be no assurance that our actual liability for closed store obligations will not differ materially from amounts recorded in the financial statements due to a number of factors, including future economic factors which may affect the ability to successfully sublease, assign or otherwise settle liabilities related to these properties. We consider our maximum reasonably possible undiscounted pretax exposure for our closed store lease obligations to be approximately $44 million at October 30, 2004.

BJ’s has filed proofs of claim against House2Home, Inc. for claims arising under certain agreements between BJ’s and House2Home in connection with the BJ’s spin-off from Waban Inc. in July 1997. These claims arise primarily from BJ’s indemnification of TJX with respect to TJX’s guarantee of House2Home leases and from the Tax Sharing Agreement dated July 28, 1997 between BJ’s and House2Home. House2Home and BJ’s have settled BJ’s claims against House2Home. The settlement provides that BJ’s will have an unsecured claim of approximately $37.9 million, on account of claims under the Tax Sharing Agreement and indemnification payments which have been made to TJX. The settlement agreement was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California on November 10, 2003. As part of the settlement, BJ’s has been released of all claims that House2Home and its bankruptcy estate may have had against BJ’s, including $1.7 million owed by BJ’s to House2Home under the Tax Sharing Agreement. We recognized this amount as a reduction in our tax provision in the fourth quarter of 2003.

During the quarter ended July 31, 2004, we received a recovery on account of our House2Home bankruptcy claims totaling $4.5 million. On a post-tax basis, this gain was $3.1 million. During the quarter ended October 30, 2004, we received a payment of $2.5 million to settle our claim against the Indenture Trustee for House2Home’s Convertible Subordinated Notes. We have no further claims against the Indenture Trustee. On a post-tax basis, this gain was $1.5 million. These recoveries are included in gain on contingent lease obligations in the statements of income. We are unable to determine the amount and timing of any future recoveries under our claims against House2Home and, therefore, have not recognized such claims in our financial statements.

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $106.1 million as of October 30, 2004. Based on the expectation that a new credit agreement will be in place before the current agreement expires on June 13, 2005, we believe that our current resources, together with anticipated cash flow from operations, will be sufficient to finance our operations through the term of the replacement credit agreement. However, we may from time to time seek to obtain additional financing.

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Factors Which Could Affect Future Operating Results

This report contains a number of “forward-looking statements,” including statements regarding planned capital expenditures, planned club and gas station openings, lease obligations in connection with closed clubs, claims by credit card issuing banks and other information with respect to our plans and strategies. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events or our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, economic and weather conditions and state and local regulation in our markets; competitive conditions; our success in settling lease obligations in connection with the closing of two of our clubs; and events which might cause our 1997 spin-off from Waban Inc. not to qualify for tax-free treatment. Each of these and other factors are discussed in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004.

Any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of the day this quarterly report was first filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 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.