Walmart is combining its Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus paid memberships in one annual subscription. The bundle brings together delivery options and other benefits from both programmes, plus several perks that are only included in the combined offer.
For business owners, the news is about more than a large retailer’s pricing. It shows how a business can package existing services to make a membership feel more valuable, while giving different customer groups different reasons to buy. Walmart’s announcement also raises practical questions about price, added value and how clearly customers can understand what they are getting.
What Walmart is offering
Walmart says the combined membership will make 26 perks available, drawing on the standalone Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus plans. Four benefits do not appear outside the bundle. One example is an annual $60 electronic gift card for T-Mobile.
The company also highlighted streaming access to either Peacock or Paramount+, and savings of 10 cents a gallon at more than 17,000 participating stations. Both standalone programmes include free delivery options, alongside other benefits. The combined offer puts those features together under one annual fee.
The pricing differs depending on a customer’s existing membership. Walmart+ members on the retailer’s annual plan pay an additional $22 per year to move to the combined membership. Sam’s Club Plus members can add Walmart+ at no extra cost. Sam’s Club members who do not already pay for Plus are charged $60 more per year to add both memberships to their accounts.
The full announcement and its stated prices and benefits are in Digital Commerce 360’s report on the Walmart and Sam’s Club Plus bundle.
Why bundling can be a business decision
A bundle connects products or services that customers might otherwise consider separately. Walmart is making a bet that shoppers will subscribe to both memberships when they have the chance to save nearly $100. That is the company’s stated rationale, not proof that every customer will see the same value.
For a smaller business, the useful question is not whether to copy the bundle. It is whether your customers already use related offers, and whether bringing them together would make choosing easier. A consultant, for example, might consider whether related services belong in one package. A digital business might assess whether paid access and a useful supporting service make sense together.
Bundling can also change how customers compare prices. Instead of assessing each item alone, they may weigh the whole package against the fee. That makes the connection between price and benefits important. A package should be easy to understand, and its appeal should not depend on customers overlooking what is excluded.
If you are considering recurring plans, a subscription website can provide a way to present plans and manage member accounts. A paid membership website may be a better fit when access to content or member benefits is central to the offer.
Price the offer for different customer groups
Walmart’s pricing recognises that existing members do not all start from the same place. Some pay an additional amount to combine benefits. Others can add a membership at no extra cost, while a different group faces a higher annual fee to access both.
That structure is worth studying because a single headline price may not answer every customer’s question. Existing customers want to know what changes for them. New customers want to know what they receive for the full fee. If your business has several customer types, explain the relevant price and upgrade path for each one.
Before setting a bundle price, list the costs and benefits that matter to your business. Check whether the offer is financially workable, then make the terms plain. Customers should be able to tell what is included, how often they pay, and what happens if they already have one part of the package.
Avoid adding a benefit just because it sounds impressive. Walmart’s announcement names specific perks, such as the T-Mobile gift card and streaming access. For your own offer, choose benefits that fit your customers and that you can continue to provide reliably.
Make the value easy to see
Walmart’s announcement presents a broad collection of benefits, including delivery, streaming access and fuel savings. A long list can help demonstrate breadth, but it can also make a package harder to evaluate. Customers need a clear view of the most relevant benefits before they decide.
Organise your own offer around the customer’s needs. Put the core benefits first, explain any conditions close to the claim, and separate optional extras from what every member receives. If customers need to compare plans, show the differences in straightforward language rather than making them piece together details from several pages.
Keep your pricing and benefit descriptions consistent wherever customers encounter them. If the package changes, update the relevant pages and messages. A well-structured online store can help present an offer clearly, while a website audit can help you review whether key information is easy to find.
The details matter after purchase, too. Make it clear how members access each benefit and where they can get help. If an offer includes services from partners, explain who provides each part and how customers use it. This can reduce confusion without making claims about results you cannot control.
What to do next
Use Walmart’s announcement as a prompt to review your own packages, not as a pricing template. Its bundle serves the particular membership programmes and customer groups described in the report. Your best offer depends on what your business can deliver and what your customers value.
- Review what customers already buy. Look for services or products that naturally belong together. Do not combine items only to make a package look bigger.
- Map the customer groups. Note who is new, who already pays for one offer, and who might need a clear upgrade option.
- Check the economics. Work through the costs of delivering every included benefit and whether the price makes sense for your business.
- Write the offer in plain language. State the price, billing period, included benefits, important conditions and any limits.
- Ask customers where the offer is unclear. Use their questions to improve the package description before you invest in promoting it.
A bundle is not valuable simply because it contains more items. It is valuable when the right customers can understand the offer, see why the parts belong together, and make an informed choice.
Sources
- Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus memberships to come bundled in $120 subscription — Digital Commerce 360, Oct 20, 2026
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