Walmart is holding a sale exclusively for members of its Walmart+ program to give them early access to limited-edition items. “Members love the thrill of getting ‘first dibs’ on special product releases and having an array of exclusive and limited-edition Read more
A new study found that 83% of Walmart+ members also have an Amazon Prime membership, while Amazon Prime members spend 15% of their dollars at Walmart and 13% at Amazon. The report was published on Tuesday, the same day Target Read more
Many shoppers joined Amazon Prime for the free-shipping perk and stayed for the free video streaming service. Prime Video gave it something Walmart’s free-shipping membership program didn’t have – until now. Walmart is adding a major perk to the Walmart+ Read more
A new report, “Walmart+ Weekend: Prime Rival or Trip to the Grocery Store?” identified some fundamental differences between shoppers who join Walmart+ versus Amazon Prime. Regardless of age groups and income brackets, most Walmart+ members joined the program for groceries Read more
Shoppers are getting hooked on the benefits of retail subscription programs, if new data from research firm Numerator is any indication. Numerator’s Retail Membership Tracker compared Amazon Prime, Walmart+, and Target’s Shipt Everyday programs and found that nearly two-thirds of Read more
After launching in September of 2020, the Walmart membership program has nearly 10 million members, about one-quarter of Walmart.com online customers. Walmart doesn’t disclose numbers – the estimate comes from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP), which issued a report Read more
Walmart will hold its second annual “Black Friday Deals for Days” event in November, and it will reward members of its Walmart+ membership program by giving them early access to deals. The first Black Friday sales event starts online on Read more
Walmart launched a subscription program in September 2020 called Walmart+, and it already has about 8 million members, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). That compares to the approximately 142 million US members in Amazon Prime, which launched Read more
Walmart is removing the $35 shipping minimum for website orders for members of its Walmart+ membership program. The retailer explained: “Walmart+ members will receive free next-day and two-day shipping on items shipped by Walmart no matter the basket total. Prices Read more
Walmart is leveraging its distribution centers to increase its ecommerce capabilities. It will create areas inside 42 of its Regional Distribution Centers that it’s calling “pop-up eCommerce Distribution Centers” (eDCs) to meet the growing demand of online orders. Walmart expects Read more
