Walmart launches $120 joint Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus membership
The annual bundle combines delivery and warehouse-club benefits. Existing members can link accounts, while standalone memberships remain available.
Walmart announced a $120-a-year joint Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus membership on October 20, 2026, combining delivery benefits and warehouse-club access for shoppers at its two US chains. CNBC reported that the price is nearly $100 less than buying the two annual memberships separately.
What the Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus bundle includes
The joint membership includes access to Sam’s Club warehouses, free delivery from Walmart and Sam’s Club, gas savings, and 2% Sam’s Club Cash on eligible purchases, CNBC reported. It also includes a subscription to either Peacock or Paramount+. The new bundle is annual only, with no monthly payment option, and both chains will continue to sell standalone memberships.
Customers who already have accounts at both stores can link them to receive the discount, according to CNBC. Business Insider reported that existing Sam’s Club Plus members effectively get Walmart+ included at the bundle price, while Walmart+ members can add the premium Sam’s Club membership for another $22 a year.
Walmart CEO John Furner said the offer was intended to give members ‘more money in their pockets and more time to call their own,’ according to CNBC. The benefits span two different shopping patterns: Walmart sells everyday essentials, while Sam’s Club offers bulk purchases, CNBC reported.
Why Walmart is combining the memberships
Delivery is central to the offer. Business Insider reported that Walmart and Sam’s Club can fulfill some orders from stores and clubs in as little as 30 minutes. Mizuho analyst David Bellinger told Business Insider the bundle adds value to Walmart’s broader membership offering and highlights its rapid-delivery operation.
The launch follows growth in Walmart’s membership and online businesses. CNBC reported that global membership revenue rose 17% in Walmart’s fiscal second quarter, while Sam’s Club membership revenue increased 6%. Sam’s Club e-commerce sales grew 26% in that quarter, and its net sales, including fuel, reached $25.7 billion.
Walmart does not disclose membership counts or fee revenue, Business Insider reported. Mizuho estimates about 25 million Walmart+ members and 30 million Sam’s Club members, with roughly 10% overlap between the groups; those figures are the bank’s estimates rather than company disclosures.
Walmart will also give employees at both chains joint memberships as a benefit, CNBC reported. The company said it does not expect costs associated with the membership changes to materially affect its fiscal third-quarter or full-year guidance.
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Sources and context
- Walmart is taking shots at Amazon and Costco with a new membership bundle for Sam's ClubBusiness Insider
- Walmart launches joint membership with Sam's Club as it leans into delivery, gas discountsCNBC
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