Walmart unveils 'ultimate life hack,' a $98 membership with access to gas, groceries and free delivery
Walmart+ will rollout nationwide on Sept. 15, which the retailer is calling 'the ultimate life hack'
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The service, Walmart+, will cost $98 a year. That is lower than the $119 charged for Amazon Prime, which set the bar for e-commerce membership services, but Walmart+ will require an order of at least $35 to qualify for the free shipping, while Prime does not have a minimum.
Walmart said many of the 160,000 items that would qualify for the free shipping would be delivered directly from its stores to customers' homes. Walmart hopes, with its thousands of stores closer to customers, that the strategy will help keep food fresher and costs lower than competitors'. Walmart+ members will also receive a 5-cent-a-gallon discount at affiliated gas stations.