Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19838814 (312259ZOCT23) Notable: Walmart unveils $9 billion makeover for 1,400 stores, after losing 78.4 billion to shoplifting
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Walmart unveils $9 billion makeover for 1,400 stores - here's what to expect from redesigned locations
UPDATED: 14:36 EDT, 31 October 2023
- The retailer reopened 117 locations in 30 states at a cost of half a billion dollars
- Walmart has invested $9 billion over the past two years to upgrade 1,400 stores
- The stores have new 'dollar shop' sections and touch-and-feel displays
Walmart has unveiled over 100 revamped stores - as part of a $9 billion investment over the past two years to upgrade more than 1,400 of its 4,700 locations nationwide.
The chain is devoting more of its floor and retail space to online grocery pickup and delivery in its modernized stores, and has added new 'dollar shops' next to checkout.
Walmart pharmacies have been moved towards the front of the remodeled stores, the company said in a statement Monday, with new private screening rooms for pharmacist consultations and services.
The retail giant reopened 117 stores in 30 states at a cost of half a billion dollars, in a bid to boost sales.
Hunter Hart, senior vice president at Walmart Realty said: 'Each store is designed to deliver a more modern shopping experience and improve the lives of our associates and customers from the moment they step into the new space.'
Alongside fresh exteriors, signs, more shopping carts and more grab-and-go food and beverage options, other changes include touch-and-feel displays for home goods such as bedding.
The retailer said it was pulling big and bulky merchandise from boxes and onto corner displays so shPost too long. Click here to view the full text.