Walmart stumps up $9 billion+ to upgrade and modernise over 1,400 stores across the USA

This Friday will see Walmart’s largest single day roll-out of re-modelled stores in company history.

The projects (involving 117 locations) represent more than half a billion dollars in capital investments across 30 US states.

Associates and customers will be welcomed into the improved Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets with ceremonies, ribbon cuttings and family friendly activities to commemorate the occasion.

“We’re investing more than $9 billion over a two-year period to upgrade and modernise more than 1,400 of our stores across the US,” says John Furner, CEO at Walmart U.S.

"With nearly 90% of the US population living within 10 miles of a Walmart, we understand how important our local stores are to customers and communities, and these construction investments allow us to create more local jobs and make it easier for our associates to get customers what they want, when they want it.”

Each store’s reopening is part of Walmart’s Signature Experience, which seeks to provide a seamless, high quality shopping experience.

Upgraded features include improved layouts, expanded product selections and technology that allows Walmart associates to better support customers and make shopping more convenient and enjoyable.

This includes larger online grocery pickup and deliver areas to accommodate growing demand and to serve more customers shopping online.

New digital touchpoints located throughout stores help communicate the range of products and services offered online through QR codes and digital screens.

For example, in Walmart’s Pets area, customers may scan the QR code to find additional dog bed options, learn about pet insurance service options or have a 20 pound bag of kibble delivered to their door.