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Certain ASX shares could be very appealing options for retirement<\/a> income because of the sectors they operate in and the likelihood of future operational success.<\/p>\n The two businesses I’ll highlight have important roles in Australia’s economy. This enables them to generate fairly consistent profitability.<\/p>\n I’m a fan of both these S&P\/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares, as they are among the leaders in their respective fields. This helps them deliver pleasing profit margins and pay solid yields, which could be pleasing for retirement income.<\/p>\n Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES<\/a>) <\/p>\n Wesfarmers is one of Australia’s leading retailers because it owns Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks and Priceline.<\/p>\n I’d describe Bunnings and Kmart as category leaders. I think they’ve shown over the last six years that they are capable of growing sales and earnings in all economic conditions.<\/p>\n Households are always on the lookout for good-quality products at good prices. Kmart and Bunnings have built a reputation on cost leadership for customers. I think they have increased their market share during this period of a high cost of living.<\/p>\n As an example of its impressive performance, in the FY25 half-year result<\/a>, the business reported net profit<\/a> growth of 2.9% to $1.47 billion, helping fund a 4.4% increase of the interim dividend<\/a> per share to 95 cents per share.<\/p>\n The business has increased its annual dividend per share each year in the last four years following the demerger of Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL<\/a>). Broker UBS forecasts the annual dividend payout could increase each year between FY25 to FY29.<\/p>\n At the current Wesfarmers share price, it could pay a grossed-up dividend yield<\/a> of 4%, including franking credits<\/a>, in FY26. I think that’s a solid starting point for retirement income.<\/p>\n Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW<\/a>) <\/p>\n This is a real estate investment trust (REIT)<\/a> that owns a portfolio of properties from a variety of sectors including service stations, telecommunication exchanges, pubs and hotels, government-tenanted office buildings, grocery and distribution centres, food manufacturing, waste and recycling, and so on.<\/p>\n What ties all these properties together is that Charter Hall Long WALE REIT signs on the tenants for long-term leases. The business had a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 9.7 years when it announced its FY25 first-half result, implying it has almost a decade of rental income and visibility.<\/p>\n Pleasingly, it had an occupancy rate of 99.8% in the HY25 result<\/a>, demonstrating how it’s maximising its rental income from its property portfolio.<\/p>\n