Retail bundle wars: Walmart is offering combined memberships with Sam’s Club. The price point is curious

Walmart Inc. has announced a new membership option—and included a side of shade. We’ll get to the shade in a moment, but first the deal: The big-box retailer is now offering customers a combined membership to Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus for $120 annually. Combined, those two memberships previously cost $218 a year, or $98 for Walmart+ and $120 for Sam’s Club Plus. “We’re giving people a reason to expect more from their memberships,” Walmart president and CEO John Furner said in...