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Change of Control Severence Agreement between Herbert J. Zarkin and the Company

 Exhibit 10.2 
 Herbert J Zarkin 
 CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT between BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Herbert J Zarkin ("Executive"), dated as of
April 3, 2007. 
 Executive is a key executive of the Company or a Subsidiary and an integral part of its management. 
 The Company recognizes that the possibility of a Change of Control or Potential Change of Control of the Company may result in the departure or
distraction of management to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders and wishes to modify and restate the agreement previously applicable under such circumstances. 
 The Company wishes to assure Executive of fair severance should Executive’s employment terminate in specified circumstances following a Change of
Control or Potential Change of Control of the Company and to assure Executive of certain other benefits upon such event. 
 In consideration
of Executive’s continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary and other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Benefits Upon Change of Control. 
 1.1 Benefits Upon Change of Control Following Qualified Termination of
Employment. Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits upon a Qualified Termination: 
 (a) Within 30 days
following the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to Executive the following in a lump sum: 
 (i) an amount equal to
three times Executive’s Base Salary for one year at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, the Control Event (or if Executive’s Base Salary was reduced within 180 days before the commencement of a
Standstill Period, the rate in effect immediately prior to such reduction), plus the accrued and unpaid portion of Executive’s Base Salary through the Date of Termination. Any payments made to Executive under any long term disability plan of
the Company with respect to the two and one-half years following termination of employment shall be offset against such two and one-half times Base Salary payment. Executive shall promptly make reimbursement payments to the Company to the extent any
such disability payments are received by Executive after the Base Salary payment; and 

 (ii) an amount equal to three times Executive’s automobile allowance for one year at
the rate in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, the Control Event (or if such automobile allowance was reduced within 180 days before the commencement of a Standstill Period, the rate in effect immediately prior to
such reduction unless such reduction was offset by an increase in Base Salary during such 180-day period), plus any portion of Executive’s automobile allowance payable but unpaid through the Date of Termination; and 
 (b) For a period of thirty-six (36) months after the Date of Termination, the Company shall maintain in full force and effect for
the continued benefit of Executive and Executive’s family all life insurance and medical insurance (other than long-term disability) plans and programs in which Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Control Event (or if
Executive’s title was changed to a level below that of Executive’s Current Title within 180 days before the commencement of a Standstill Period, all such plans and programs in which Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior
to such change, if the benefits thereunder are greater), provided that Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. In the event that participation in such plans or programs
is not available to Executive for any reason, including termination of the plan, the Company shall arrange upon comparable terms to provide Executive with benefits substantially similar to those which Executive is entitled to receive under such
plans and programs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations hereunder with respect to life insurance or medical insurance plans and programs shall be deemed satisfied to the extent (but only to the extent) of any such insurance
coverage or benefits provided by another employer. 
 (c) If Qualified Termination occurs by reason of Disability, the
Company shall maintain in full force and effect for the continued benefit of Executive, disability benefits and/or disability insurance at the same level to which Executive was entitled immediately prior to the Qualified Termination. 
 1.2 Coordination With Certain Tax Rules. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that the Company undergoes a Change in Ownership or Control (as defined below), the Company shall not be obligated to provide to Executive a
portion of any “Contingent Compensation Payments” that Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive to the extent necessary to eliminate any "excess parachute payments" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) for Executive. For purposes of this Section 1.3, the Contingent Compensation Payments so eliminated shall be referred to as the “Eliminated Payments” and the aggregate amount
(determined in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q/A-30 or any successor provision) of the Contingent Compensation Payments so eliminated shall be referred to as the “Eliminated Amount.” 
  

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 (b) For purposes of this Section 1.3, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings: 
 (i) “Change in Ownership or Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective
control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company determined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code. 
 (ii) “Contingent Compensation Payments” shall mean any payment (or benefit) in the nature of compensation that is made or made
available (under this Agreement or otherwise) to a "disqualified individual" (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) and that is contingent (within the meaning of Section 280G (b) (2) (A) (i) of the Code) on a
Change in Ownership or Control of the Company. 
 (c) Any payments or other benefits otherwise due to the Executive following
a Change in Ownership or Control that could be characterized (as reasonably determined by the Company) as Contingent Compensation Payments shall not be made until the determination, pursuant to this Section 1.3(c), of which Contingent
Compensation Payments shall be treated as Eliminated Payments. Within 30 days after each date on which the Executive first becomes entitled to receive (whether or not then due) a Contingent Compensation Payment relating to such Change in Ownership
or Control, the Company shall determine and notify Executive (with reasonable detail regarding the basis for its determinations) (i) which of such payments and benefits constitute Contingent Compensation Payments and (ii) the Eliminated
Amount. Within 30 days after delivery of such notice to Executive, Executive shall notify the Company which Contingent Compensation Payments, or portions thereof (the aggregate amount of which, determined in accordance with Proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q/A-30 or any successor provision, shall be equal to the Eliminated Amount), shall be treated as Eliminated Payments. In the event that Executive fails to notify the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence on or
before the required date, the Contingent Compensation Payments (or portions thereof) that shall be treated as Eliminated Payments shall be determined by the Company in its absolute discretion. 
 (d) The provisions of this Section 1.3 are intended to apply to any and all payments or benefits available to Executive under this
Agreement or any other agreement or plan of the Company under which Executive receives Contingent Compensation Payments. 
 1.3
Definitions. The terms defined in Exhibits A and B hereto are used herein as so defined. 
 2. Noncompetition; No Mitigation of
Damages; Other Severance Payments; Withholding. 
 2.1 Noncompetition. Upon a Qualified Termination, any agreement by
Executive not to engage in competition with the Company subsequent to the termination of Executive’s employment, whether contained in an employment contract or other agreement shall no longer be effective. 
  

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 2.2 No Duty to Mitigate Damages. Executive’s benefits under this Agreement shall be
considered severance pay in consideration of Executive’s past service and Executive’s continued service from the date of this Agreement, and Executive’s entitlement thereto shall neither be governed by any duty to mitigate
Executive’s damages by seeking further employment nor offset by any compensation which Executive may receive from future employment. 
 2.3 Other Severance Payments. In the event that Executive has an employment contract or any other agreement with the Company (or a Subsidiary) which entitles Executive to severance payments upon the termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company, the amount of any such severance payments shall be deducted from the payments to be made under this Agreement. 
 2.4 Withholding. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required to be made by the Company hereunder to Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll
deductions as the Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 
 3.
Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association then in effect, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 
 4. Legal Fees and Expenses. The Company shall pay all legal fees and expenses, including, but not limited to, counsel fees, stenographer fees, printing costs, etc. reasonably incurred by Executive in
contesting or disputing that the termination of Executive’s employment during a Standstill Period is for Cause or other than for good reason (as defined in paragraph (k) of Exhibit A) or in obtaining any right or benefit to which Executive
is entitled under this Agreement. Any amount payable under this Agreement that is not paid when due shall accrue interest at the prime rate as from time to time in effect at BankBoston, N.A., or its successor, until paid in full. 
 5. Notice of Termination. During a Standstill Period, Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company (or a Subsidiary) only
upon 30 days’ written notice to Executive. 
 6. Notices. All notices shall be in writing and shall be deemed given five
days after mailing in the continental United States by registered or certified mail, or upon personal receipt after delivery, telex, telecopy or telegram, to the party entitled thereto at the address stated below or to such changed address as the
addressee may have given by a similar notice: 
  

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	To the Company:	  	BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. One Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Attention: President
		
	To Executive:	  	At Executive’s home address, as last shown on the records of the Company.

 7. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be
determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforceable in any other jurisdiction in which valid and enforceable and in any event the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted
by law. 
 8. General Provisions. 
 8.1 Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and be enforceable by Executive’s personal legal representatives or successors. If Executive dies while
any amounts would still be payable to Executive hereunder, benefits would still be provided to Executive’s family hereunder or rights would still be exercisable by Executive hereunder as if Executive had continued to live. Such amounts shall be
paid to Executive’s estate, such benefits shall be provided to Executive’s family and such rights shall remain exercisable by Executive’s estate in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not otherwise be
assignable by Executive. 
 8.2 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the Company’s successors, including
any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets. The Company will require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company by sale, merger (where the Company is not the
surviving corporation), lease or otherwise, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to assume expressly this Agreement. If the Company shall not obtain such agreement prior to the effective date of any such succession,
Executive shall have all rights resulting from a Qualified Termination by Executive for good reason (as defined in paragraph (k) of Exhibit A) under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by the Company. 
 8.3 Amendment or Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended unless agreed to in writing by Executive and the Company. No waiver by
either party of any breach of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of a subsequent breach. 
 8.4 Titles. No provision of this
Agreement is to be construed by reference to the title of any section. 
 8.5 Continued Employment. This Agreement shall not give
Executive any right of continued employment or any right to compensation or benefits from the Company or any Subsidiary except the right specifically stated herein to certain severance and other benefits, and shall not limit the Company’s (or a
Subsidiary’s) right to change the terms of or to terminate Executive’s employment, with or without Cause, at any time other than during a Standstill Period, except as may be otherwise provided in a written employment agreement between the
Company (or a Subsidiary) and Executive. 
  

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 8.6 Termination of Agreement Outside of
Standstill Period. This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the first to occur of (i) the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, at any time other than during a Standstill
Period or (ii) the 180th day after a change in Executive’s title to a level below that of Executive’s
Current Title unless a Standstill Period was in effect on the date of such change or within 180 days thereafter or (iii) if Executive is employed by a Subsidiary of the Company, the date on which the Subsidiary either ceases to be a Subsidiary
of the Company or sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets, unless such event occurs during a Standstill Period and Executive’s employment shall have been terminated in a Qualified Termination within 90 days of such
event, or (iv) March 31, 2002; provided that on March 31, 2000 and each March 31 thereafter, the termination date provided in this clause (iv) shall be automatically extended for an additional year (the “Date”) (so
that on March 31, 2000 the Date shall become March 31, 2003, and so on) unless, not later than 90 days prior to any March 31, the Company shall have given the Executive written notice that the term of this Agreement will not be
further extended. 
 8.7 Prior Agreement. This Agreement amends and restates and shall supersede and replace any prior change of
control severance agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any predecessor, and Executive. 
 8.8 Governing Law.
The validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
 BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. 
 /s/ Ronald R.
Dion                                 
 Ronald R. Dion, Chairman 
 Executive Compensation Committee 
  
 /s/ Herbert J Zarkin                              
 Herbert J Zarkin 
 Chairman of the Board 
 President and Chief Executive Officer 
  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 Definitions 
 The following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

 (a) "Base Salary" shall mean Executive’s annual base salary, exclusive of any bonus or other benefits Executive may receive.

 (b) "Cause" shall mean (i) dishonesty, (ii) conviction of a felony, (iii) gross neglect of duties (other than as a result
of Incapacity, Disability or death), or (iv) conflict of interest; provided that for purposes of clauses (iii) or (iv) any such gross neglect or conflict shall continue for 30 days after the Company gives written notice to Executive
requesting the cessation of such gross neglect or conflict, as the case may be. 
 In
respect of any termination during a Standstill Period, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause until the later to occur of (i) the 30th day after notice of termination is given and (ii) the delivery to Executive of a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the Company’s
directors at a meeting called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive), and at which Executive together with Executive’s counsel was given an opportunity to be heard, finding that Executive was guilty of conduct
described in the definition of "Cause" above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail; provided, however, that the Company may suspend Executive and withhold payment of Executive’s Base Salary from the date that notice of
termination is given until the earliest to occur of (a) termination of Executive for Cause effected in accordance with the foregoing procedures (in which case Executive shall not be entitled to Executive’s Base Salary for such period),
(b) a determination by a majority of the Company’s directors that Executive was not guilty of the conduct described in the definition of "Cause" above (in which case Executive shall be reinstated and paid any of Executive’s previously
unpaid Base Salary for such period), or (c) the 90th day after notice of termination is given (in which case
Executive shall be reinstated and paid any of Executive’s previously unpaid Base Salary for such period). 
 (c) "Change of Control"
shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. 
 (d) "Company" shall mean BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. or any successor. 
 (e) "Current Title" shall mean Executive’s title on the date 180 days prior to the commencement of a Standstill Period. 
 (f) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date on which Executive’s employment is terminated. 
 (g) "Disability" shall have the meaning given it in the Company’s long-term disability plan. Executive’s employment shall be deemed to be
terminated for Disability on the date on which Executive is entitled to receive long-term disability compensation pursuant to such long-term disability plan. 
  

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 (h) "Executive" shall mean the person named in the first paragraph of this Agreement. 
 (i) "Incapacity" shall mean a disability (other than Disability within the meaning of the definition in (g) above) or other impairment of health
that renders Executive unable to perform Executive’s duties to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board of Directors of the Company. If by reason of Incapacity Executive is unable to perform Executive’s duties for at least six months in
any 12-month period, upon written notice by the Company, the employment of Executive shall be deemed to have terminated by reason of Incapacity. 
 (j) "Potential Change of Control" shall mean: 
 (i) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which
would result in the occurrence of a Change of Control; or 
 (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company adopts a resolution
that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change of Control has occurred. 
 (k) "Qualified Termination" shall mean the termination
of Executive’s employment during a Standstill Period (1) by the Company other than for Cause, or (2) by Executive for good reason, or (3) by reason of death, Incapacity or Disability. 
 For purposes of this definition, termination for "good reason" shall mean the voluntary termination by Executive of Executive’s employment
(A) within 120 days after the occurrence without Executive’s express written consent of any of the events described in clauses (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) or (VI) below, provided that Executive gives notice to the Company at least 30
days in advance requesting that the situation described in those clauses be remedied, and the situation remains unremedied upon expiration of such 30-day period; (B) within 120 days after the occurrence without Executive’s express written
consent (which must expressly refer to such consent as being given under this Agreement) of the events described in clauses (VII) or (VIII) below, provided that Executive gives notice to the Company at least 30 days in advance; or (C) upon
occurrence of the event described in clause (IX) below, provided that Executive gives notice to the Company at least 30 days in advance: 
  

	 	(I)	the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with Executive’s positions, duties, responsibilities, reporting requirements, and status with the Company (or a
Subsidiary) immediately prior to a Control Event, or a substantive change in Executive’s titles or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Control Event, or any removal of Executive from or any failure to reelect Executive to such
positions, except in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company (or a Subsidiary) for Cause or by Executive other than for good reason; or any other action by the Company (or a Subsidiary) which results in a
diminishment in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent action which is remedied by the Company or the Subsidiary promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by Executive; or

  

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	 	(II)	Executive’s rate of Base Salary for any fiscal year is less than 100 percent of the rate of Base Salary paid to Executive in the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the
Control Event, or Executive’s total cash compensation opportunities, including salary, auto allowance, and incentives, for any fiscal year are less than 100 percent of the total cash compensation opportunities made available to Executive in the
completed fiscal year immediately preceding the Control Event, unless any such reduction represents an overall reduction of no more than 5 percent of the rate of Base Salary paid or cash compensation opportunities made available, as the case may be,
and affects all other executives in the same organizational level (it being the Company’s burden to establish this fact); or 

  

	 	(III)	the failure of the Company (or a Subsidiary) to continue in effect any benefits or perquisites, or any pension, life insurance, medical insurance or disability plan in which
Executive was participating immediately prior to the Control Event (the "Benefits," individually, a "Benefit") unless the Company (or a Subsidiary) provides Executive with substantially similar Benefits, or the taking of any action by the Company
(or a Subsidiary) that would adversely affect Executive’s participation in or materially reduce any of Executive’s Benefits or deprive Executive of any material Benefit enjoyed by Executive immediately prior to the Control Event, unless
any elimination or reduction of any Benefit, or any adverse effect on Executive’s participation has an aggregate value equal to no more than 5 percent of the Benefits, and affects all other executives in the same organizational level (it being
the Company’s burden to establish this fact); or 

  

	 	(IV)	any purported termination of Executive’s employment by the Company (or a Subsidiary) for Cause during a Standstill Period which is not effected in compliance with paragraph
(b) of this Exhibit; or 

  

	 	(V)	any relocation of Executive of more than 40 miles from the place where Executive was located at the time of the Control Event; or 

  

	 	(VI)	any other breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	(VII)	the Company sells or otherwise disposes of, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, assets or earning power aggregating more than 30 percent of the assets (taken at
asset value as stated on the books of the Company determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied) or earning power of the Company (on a non-consolidated basis) or the Company and its Subsidiaries (on a
consolidated basis) to any other Person or Persons (as defined in Exhibit B); or 

  

	 	(VIII)	 if Executive is employed by a Subsidiary of the Company, such Subsidiary either ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company or sells or otherwise disposes of, in one
transaction or a series of related transactions, assets or earning power aggregating more than 30 percent of the assets (taken at asset value as stated on the books of 

  

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the Subsidiary determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied) or earning power of such Subsidiary (on a
non-consolidated basis) or such Subsidiary and its subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) to any other Person or Persons (as defined in Exhibit B); or 
  

	 	(IX)	the voluntary termination by Executive of Executive’s employment at any time during the period commencing eight months plus one day after the Change of Control and ending 12
months after the Change of Control, provided, that in the event of any such voluntary termination pursuant to this clause (IX), the Executive shall be entitled to receive only one-half (1/2) of the lump sum amount provided for in
Section 1.2(a) of this Agreement and the benefits provided for in Section 1.2(b) shall be provided for three years rather than two years from the Date of Termination. 

 (l) "Standstill Period" shall be the period commencing on the date of a Control Event and
continuing until the close of business on the last business day of the 24th calendar month following a Change of
Control; provided, however, if no Change of Control occurs within 12 months of a Potential Change of Control, then the Standstill Period that began as a result of such Potential Change of Control shall end on the close of business on the last
business day of the 12th calendar month following such Potential Change of Control. 
 (m) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock or with respect to determining the subsidiaries of a Subsidiary in paragraph (k) (VIII), shall mean any corporation in which the Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock. 
  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 Definition of Change of Control 
  

	A	"Change of Control" shall mean: 

 (a) The acquisition by
an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control:
(i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the
Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which satisfies the criteria set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this definition; or 
 (b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequently to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board (except that this proviso shall not apply to any individual whose initial assumption of office as a director occurs as a result of
an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board); or 
 (c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company (a "Business Combination"), in each case, unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (which as used in Section (c) of this definition shall include,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination
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plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more
of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination, or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation and (iii) at least half of the
members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business
Combination; or 
 (d) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
  

 12Employment Agreement between Frank D. Forward and the Company

 Exhibit 10.3 
 Frank D. Forward 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 AGREEMENT dated as of the 3rd day of April 2007 between Frank D. Forward, whose address is 25 Cider Hill Lane, Sherborn, Massachusetts 01770 (“Executive”), and BJ’s
Wholesale Club, Inc., a Delaware corporation, whose principal office is One Mercer Road, Natick, Massachusetts (“Employer” or “Company”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to that certain
Employment Agreement dated July 28, 1997 (“1997 Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend and
restate the 1997 Agreement for the mutual benefit of both parties thereto; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive agree that upon
the execution of this Agreement, the 1997 Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety and, as of the Effective Date hereof, shall have no force and effect. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged by each party, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and
Executive agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Employment and Duties. 

  

	 	1.1	Employment. 

 (a) Commencing on
January 8, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), the Company agrees to employ Executive and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company until the date of the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time this
Agreement and Executive’s employment by the Company shall terminate, subject to earlier termination as provided herein (“Initial Term”) and further subject to the survival of those provisions of this Agreement that by their terms have
continuing effect. 
 (b) The Initial Term of this Agreement, and the employment of Executive hereunder by the Company, may be
renewed or extended for such period or periods as may mutually be agreed upon by the Company and the Executive in writing. If this Agreement is not renewed and extended prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement automatically shall
terminate at the expiration of the Initial Term. 

 1.2 Duties. As of the Effective Date, Executive shall serve the Company as its Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer to serve in such capacity or other capacities as designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) or his/her designee from time to time. During the term of this Agreement, the
Executive shall serve the Company faithfully, diligently and to the best of his/her ability and shall devote substantially all of his/her business time, energy and skill to the affairs of the Company as necessary to perform the duties of his/her
position, and he shall not assume a position in any other business without the express written permission of the CEO; provided that the Executive may upon disclosure to the CEO (i) serve in any capacity with charitable or not-for-profit
enterprises so long as there is no material interference with the Executive’s duties to the Company and (ii) make any passive investments where Executive is not obligated or required to, and shall not in fact, devote any managerial
efforts. The Company shall have the right to limit Executive’s participation in any of the foregoing endeavors if the CEO believes, in his/her sole and exclusive discretion, that the time being spent on such activities infringes upon, or is
incompatible with, the Executive’s ability to perform the duties under this Agreement. 
 2. Compensation and Benefits.

 2.1 Base Salary. Executive shall receive a Base Salary at the rate of $450,000 per year. Such Base Salary shall be subject to
periodic adjustment from time to time as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Base Salary shall be payable in such manner and at such times as the Company shall pay base salary to other similarly situated executive employees.

 2.2 Policies and Fringe Benefits. The Executive agrees to abide by the rules, regulations, instructions, personnel practices and
policies of the Company and any changes therein that may be adopted from time to time by the Company. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in all benefit programs that the Company establishes and makes available to all of its executives on
such terms as the Board of Directors shall determine, if any, to the extent that the Executive meets the eligibility requirements to participate as set forth in the applicable plan or policy. Nothing herein limits the Company’s right to modify,
change, limit eligibility or discontinue any plan or policy at any time, with or without prior notice. 
 2.3 Reimbursement of
Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and appropriate travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred or paid by the Executive in connection with, or related to, the performance of his/her responsibilities or
services under this Agreement, in accordance with policies and procedures, and subject to limitations, adopted by the Company from time to time. 
 2.4 Withholding. All salary and other compensation payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to applicable taxes and withholdings. 
  

	3.	Termination of Employment and Benefits Upon Termination. 

 3.1 General. Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the Executive’s death, (ii) a termination by reason of disability, 

  

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(iii) a termination by the Company with or without Cause, (iv) a termination by the Executive, or (v) expiration of the Initial Term and any
renewals or extensions thereof, unless at the expiration of such Initial Term, renewals or extensions thereof the Company determines that Executive’s employment will continue under separate terms and conditions. Whenever the Executive’s
employment shall terminate, and regardless of the reason for such termination, effective that same date he shall resign all offices, appointments and/or other positions Executive may hold with the Company including, but not limited to, any parent
corporation, subsidiaries or divisions of the Company or any such parent. 
 3.2 Termination Due to Death. Executive’s employment
shall automatically terminate upon the date of Executive’s death. No compensation or other benefits shall be payable to or accrue to Executive hereunder except as follows: 
 (a) (i) all amounts earned but unpaid hereunder through the date of termination with respect to salary, automobile allowance and
vested but unused vacation; (ii) to the extent not already paid, any amounts to which Executive is entitled under the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan for the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the date of termination;
(iii) his/her vested account balance under the BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan for Salaried Employees; and (iv) any unreimbursed expenses incurred in accordance with Company policy (collectively, “Earned
Obligations”); 
 (b) any amounts the Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Company’s annual
incentive compensation plan had the Executive remained employed by the Company until the end of the fiscal year during which the termination of employment occurs (prorated for the period of active employment during such fiscal year). All such
amounts, if any, will be paid to the Executive’s estate at the same time as other incentive compensation plan payments for the year in which the termination occurs are paid; 
 (c) any payments or benefits under other plans of the Company to the extent such plans provide for benefits following Executive’s
death; and 
 (d) any unvested stock incentives under the Company’s stock incentive plan will become immediately vested
and available to Executive. 
 3.3 Termination Due to Disability. Executive’s employment may be terminated by reason of
Executive’s disability, upon notice to Executive, in the event of the inability of Executive to perform his/her duties hereunder by reason of disability, whether by reason of injury (physical or mental), illness (physical or mental) or
otherwise, incapacitating Executive for a continuous period exceeding one hundred twenty (120) days, as certified by a physician selected by Executive and the Company in good faith. No compensation or other benefits shall be payable to or
accrue to Executive hereunder except as follows: 
 (a) all Earned Obligations; 
 (b) any amounts the Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan had the
Executive remained employed 

 
by the Company until the end of the fiscal year during which the termination of employment occurs (prorated for the period of active employment during such
fiscal year). All such amounts, if any, will be paid at the same time as other incentive compensation plan payments for the year in which the termination occurs are paid; and 
 (c) any payments or benefits under other plans of the Company to the extent such plans provide for benefits following a termination of
employment due to disability; and 
 (d) any unvested stock incentives under the Company’s stock incentive plan will
become immediately vested and available to Executive. 
 3.4 Termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive. The Company may
terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for Cause by providing Executive notice of such termination. For the purpose of this Agreement, termination by the Company for Cause shall refer to the Company’s termination of the
Executive’s employment because it has determined, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that he has: (i) refused or failed to devote his/her full normal working time, skills, knowledge, and abilities to the business of the Company and in
promotion of its interests or he has failed to fulfill directives of the CEO, the CEO’s designee or the Board of Directors; (ii) engaged in activities involving dishonesty, willful misconduct, willful violation of any law, rule, regulation
or policy of the Company or breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) committed larceny, embezzlement, conversion or any other act involving the misappropriation of the Company’s funds or property; (iv) been convicted of any crime which
reasonably could affect in an adverse manner the reputation of the Company or Executive’s ability to perform his/her duties hereunder; (v) been grossly negligent in the performance of his/her duties; or (vi) materially breached this
Agreement including, but not limited to, his/her obligations set forth in Sections 4 and 5 below. If Executive’s employment terminates pursuant to this Section 3.4 by the Company for Cause or by reason of the Executive’s resignation
at any time, Executive shall only receive the Earned Obligations, if any, through his/her termination date. Nothing herein waives any rights the Company may have for damages or equitable relief. 
 3.5 Termination by the Company Without Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment without Cause at any time effective upon
Executive’s receipt of notice of such termination. No compensation or other benefits shall be payable to or accrue to Executive in the event of his/her termination without cause except as follows: 
 (a) all Earned Obligations; 
 (b) Subject to the Executive entering into a binding and irrevocable release of claims and separation agreement prepared by the Company, the Executive shall be eligible to receive: 
 (1) continuation of Base Salary for a period of twenty-four (24) months (the “Severance Period”), payable in such manner and at such times
as Executive’s Base Salary was being paid immediately prior to such termination; 
  

 (2) if the Executive elects to continue to participate in the Company’s medical and/or dental plans
for team members pursuant to a valid COBRA election (and if and only if such participation is legally and contractually permissible), an amount equal to the difference between the Executive’s actual COBRA premium costs and the amount the
Executive would have paid had Executive continued coverage as an employee under the Company’s applicable health plans without regard to the pre-tax benefits the Executive would have received under the BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Flexible
Benefits Plan provided, however, that the Company’s obligations under this clause 3.5(b)(2) shall (A) not extend beyond the Severance Period, (B) be eliminated if the Executive discontinues COBRA benefits or (C) be reduced or
eliminated to the extent that Executive receives similar coverage and benefits under the plans and programs of a subsequent employer or entity or becomes eligible for similar coverage under a spouse’s employer; 
 (3) any amounts Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan had the Executive remained
employed by the Company until the end of the fiscal year during which the termination of employment occurs (prorated for the period of active employment during such fiscal year). All such amounts, if any, will be paid at the same time as other
incentive compensation plan payments for the year in which the termination occurs are paid; and 
 (c) payments or benefits
under other plans of the Company to the extent that the plans provide for benefits following a termination of employment; and 
 (d) any unvested stock incentives under the Company’s stock incentive plan will become immediately vested and available to Executive. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments and benefits described in Section 3.5(b) above shall immediately terminate, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive with respect thereto, in the event that Executive
(i) becomes employed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, Sam’s Clubs, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates; or (ii) breaches any provision of Sections 4 or 5 of this Agreement. 
 4. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. 
 4.1 Restricted Activities. While the Executive is employed by the Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the termination or cessation of such employment for any reason, the Executive
will not directly or indirectly: 
 (a) Engage in any business or enterprise (whether as owner, partner, officer, director,
employee, consultant, investor, lender or otherwise, except as the holder of not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of a publicly-held company) that is competitive with the Company’s business. A business or enterprise shall be deemed
competitive if it shall operate a chain of membership warehouse clubs (by way of example, but not 

 
limitation, Sam’s Club or Costco), warehouse stores selling food and/or general merchandise that includes a warehouse store located within 10 miles of
any “then existing” BJ’s Wholesale Club warehouse store, or any other business that competes with the Company. Competitive business or enterprise also includes any store or business operated or owned by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Costco
Wholesale Corporation, or any of the respective affiliates thereof. The term “then existing” shall refer to any such warehouse store that is, at the time of termination of the Executive’s employment, operated by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or divisions or under lease for operation as aforesaid; or 
 (b) Either alone or in association with others
(i) solicit, or permit any organization directly or indirectly controlled by the Executive to solicit, any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or (ii) solicit for employment, hire or engage as an independent
contractor, or permit any organization directly or indirectly controlled by the Executive to solicit for employment, hire or engage as an independent contractor, any person who was employed by the Company at the time of the termination or cessation
of the Executive’s employment with the Company; provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the solicitation, hiring or engagement of any individual whose employment with the Company has been terminated for a period of six
months or longer at the time of such solicitation, hiring or employment. 
 4.2 Extension of Restrictions. If the Executive violates
the provisions of Section 4.1, the twenty-four (24) month period referred to in Section 4.1 shall recommence and the Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictions set forth in Section 4.1 until a period of twenty-four
(24) months has expired without any violation of such provisions. 
 4.3 Interpretation. If any restriction set forth in
Section 4.1 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only
over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable. 
 4.4 Equitable Remedies.
The restrictions contained in this Section 4 are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and are considered by the Executive to be reasonable for such purpose. The Executive agrees that any breach of this
Section 4 is likely to cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage which is difficult to measure. Therefore, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Executive agrees that the Company, in addition to such other
remedies which may be available, shall have the right to obtain an injunction from a court restraining such a breach or threatened breach and the right to specific performance of the provisions of this Section 4, and the Executive hereby waives
the adequacy of a remedy at law as a defense to such relief. 

 5. Proprietary Information. 
 5.1 Proprietary Information. 
  
 (a) The Executive agrees that all information, whether or not in writing, of a private, secret or confidential nature concerning the
Company’s business, business relationships or financial affairs (collectively, “Proprietary Information”) is and shall be the exclusive property of the Company. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information may
include inventions, products, processes, methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, compounds, projects, developments, plans, research data, financial data, personnel data, computer programs, customer and supplier lists, and contacts at or
knowledge of customers or prospective customers of the Company. The Executive will not disclose any Proprietary Information to any person or entity other than employees of the Company or use the same for any purposes (other than in the performance
of his/her duties as an employee of the Company) without written approval by an executive officer of the Company, either during or after his/her employment with the Company, unless and until such Proprietary Information has become public knowledge
without fault by the Executive. 
 (b) The Executive agrees that all files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, data,
sketches, drawings, laboratory notebooks, program listings, or other written, photographic, or other tangible material containing Proprietary Information, whether created by the Executive or others, which shall come into his/her custody or
possession, shall be and are the exclusive property of the Company to be used by the Executive only in the performance of his/her duties for the Company. All such materials or copies thereof and all tangible property of the Company in the custody or
possession of the Executive shall be delivered to the Company, upon the earlier of (i) a request by the Company or (ii) termination of his/her employment. After such delivery, the Executive shall not retain any such materials or copies
thereof or any such tangible property. 
 (c) The Executive agrees that his/her obligation not to disclose or to use
information and materials of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, and his/her obligation to return materials and tangible property set forth in paragraph (b) above also extends to such types of information, materials
and tangible property of customers of the Company or suppliers to the Company or other third parties who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to the Company or to the Executive. 
 5.2 Equitable Remedies. The restrictions contained in this Section 5 are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the
Company and are considered by the Executive to be reasonable for such purpose. The Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 5 is likely to cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage which is difficult to measure. Therefore, in
the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Executive agrees that the Company, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, shall have the right to obtain an injunction from a court restraining such a breach or threatened
breach and the right to specific performance of the provisions of this Section 5, and the Executive hereby waives the adequacy of a remedy at law as a defense to such relief. 
 6.     Other Agreements. The Executive represents that his/her performance of all the terms of this Agreement and the
performance of his/her duties as an employee of the Company do not and will not breach any agreement with any prior employer or other party to which the Executive is a party (including without limitation any nondisclosure or non-competition
agreement). Any agreement to which the Executive is a party relating to nondisclosure, non-competition or non-solicitation of employees or customers is listed on Schedule A attached hereto. 

 7. Miscellaneous. 
 7.1 Notices. Any notice delivered under this Agreement shall be deemed duly delivered four business days after it is sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one business day after it is sent for next-business day delivery via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case to the address of the recipient set forth in the
introductory paragraph hereto. Either party may change the address to which notices are to be delivered by giving notice of such change to the other party in the manner set forth in this Section 7.1. 
 7.2 Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter
forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa. 
 7.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 7.4 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Executive. 

7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without
reference to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof), except as may be preempted by ERISA. Any action, suit or other legal proceeding arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement shall be commenced only in a court of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or, if appropriate, a federal court located within Massachusetts), and the Company and the Executive each consents to the jurisdiction of such a court. The Company and the Executive each hereby irrevocably waives any
right to a trial by jury in any action, suit or other legal proceeding arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement. 
 7.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which, or into which, the Company may be
merged or which may succeed to the Company’s assets or business; provided, however, that the obligations of the Executive are personal and shall not be assigned by him/her.  
 7.7 Waivers. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other
right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other occasion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company is merged
with or into a third party which is engaged in multiple lines of business, or if a third party engaged in multiple lines of business succeeds to the Company’s 

 
assets or business, then for purposes of Section 4.1(a), the term “Company” shall mean and refer to the business of the Company as it existed
immediately prior to such event and as it subsequently develops and not to the third party’s other businesses. 
 7.8 Captions.
The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement. 
 7.9 Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby. 
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 THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ 
 THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE 
 PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
as of the day and year set forth above. 
 BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. 
  

			
	 /s/ Herbert J Zarkin
 Herbert J
Zarkin
 Chairman of the Board
 President & Chief
Executive Officer
  
 ATTEST: _/s/ Jennifer L. Hale
	 	 /s/ Frank Forward
 Frank D. Forward
 Executive Vice President,
 Chief Financial Officer
  
 WITNESS: _/s/ Jennifer L. Hale

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