For Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT)Low prices and great selections have always been central to its identity. Over the last year, it has been quietly adding a third component: comfort.
That heightened focus on convenience is making it one of the best retail stocks to own over the next 10 years.
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The company is creating a better customer experience through technology that improves order accuracy, gets products to customers faster and reduces out-of-stock items.
This is what it looks like:
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In June 2025, Walmart introduced Sparky, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that synthesizes reviews, answers questions, and offers product comparisons. Management says those capabilities will soon expand to booking and reordering services.
These convenience upgrades are important because easier ordering, faster delivery, and better stocked shelves keep customers coming back more often. More frequent visits can translate into higher sales growth and better long-term returns for shareholders.
These improvements could strengthen Walmart’s already excellent stock returns. From 2016 to 2025, the stock grew at a compound annual rate of 18.5%. And that’s without taking into account its reliable dividends, which it has collected for 52 consecutive years. On a total return basis, reinvesting those dividends, its average annualized return over that decade was 20.7%.
Walmart’s increased focus on convenience has its shareholders liking what they will see when they review their brokerage accounts 10 years from now.
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