【Updated 2020.9】W+ has officially launched. The benefits are fairly underwhelming, but if you often use Walmart for grocery delivery, it may be worth signing up.
- Sign-up page and overview
- Only $12.95/month or $98/year
- 15-day free trial available
Overall, it looks pretty average in every respect (with no real online shopping/e-commerce perks). Other benefits include:
【Below is the original 101 news flash from July 10, 2020】
Walmart has officially announced that it will launch the Walmart Plus membership and a Plus co-branded credit card. You can already see the membership logo, W+, on Walmart’s official website:
- Official information page: https://www.walmart.com/plus
Reportedly, this move is meant to compete with Amazon Prime and the Prime co-branded credit card. Walmart’s co-branded card issuer was recently changed to Capital One, and there are both a co-branded card and a Store Card. However, first, approval has been unusually difficult, and second, even the old sign-up bonus of a few bottles of soda was discontinued, which really made the card a lot less appealing. It’s unclear what the new card’s welcome bonus will be.
【Update】The current welcome bonus on the Capital One Walmart co-branded card is spend $300, get $50 + 5% back on in-store Walmart purchases during the first year (when paying with Walmart Pay and this card), which seems quite a bit better than a few sodas.
Good competition is always better for consumers, whether that means more upside or getting squeezed less. Hopefully this Plus membership benefit will expand worldwide【probably not happening】.