NEW YORK – Walmart is launching a new subscription that expects it to compete with Amazon Prime.
Called Walmart, it will charge $98 a year, or $12.95 according to the month, and will offer members same-day delivery of 160,000 items, a fuel reduction at some fuel stations and the ability to register at Walmart outlets without waiting.a record.
Walmart has a long way to go to catch up with Amazon Prime.Launched in 2005, Prime has more than 150 million members who pay $119 a year, or $12.99 a month, for faster delivery and other benefits, such as discounts on Amazon’s Whole.Foods compatible with the markets and your video streaming site.
Walmart’s online sales are developing rapidly, especially during the pandemic, when more and more people turned to the company to order food online and pick it up at a store, but the world’s largest store is still far behind Amazon.6% of all online sales in the U.S.This year, compared to 38% of Amazon, according to the market research corporation eMarketer.
Last week, Walmart emerged as an imagined contender for TikTok’s U.S. business, the fast-growing video app with more than a hundred million users.Analysts said offering with Microsoft’s corporate generation could be just one way for Walmart to expand its line.buying groceries and connect with millions of young buyers.
As for Walmart, members will still have to spend at least $35 online to get free shipments, but delivery can be as fast as same day for groceries, toys and family items such as paper and soap.
Members will get a reduction of up to five cents consistent with the gallon at Murphy fuel stations or at 2,000 Walmart retail outlets with fuel pumps.
In their stores, members have an app to scan parts while shopping and paying without having to prevent them in a box.
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said Walmart would launch on September 15.
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