Walmart plans to spend millions remodeling and renovating 157 stores in six states for customer service innovations.
Stores in Texas, Florida, California, Indiana, Arizona and Pennsylvania will receive upgrades to expand customer-focused innovations such as online shopping, grocery pickup, grocery delivery, pickup towers, autonomous shelf scanners, fast unloaders and autonomous floor scrubbers.
Nationwide this fiscal year Walmart plans to add an additional 1,200 autonomous floor scrubbers, 300 autonomous shelf-scanners, 1,200 FAST unloaders and 900 Pickup Towers to stores across the country. Also, the company plans to expand Online Grocery Pickup to an additional 1,000 stores and add another 800 stores across the country.
Walmart Pickup Towers are 16-feet tall, high-tech vending machines capable of fulfilling a customer’s online order in less than a minute once they arrive at the store.
Autonomous Shelf Scanners use automation to scan shelves and help identify where in-stock levels are low, prices are wrong, or labels are missing. The scanners provide a real-time view of inventory in the store which can direct associates to the areas of the store that need the most attention.
A new system known as FAST unloader automatically scans and sorts items that come off trucks based on priority and department, allowing associates to spend less time unloading in the backroom and more time on the sales floor with customers.
The autonomous floor scrubber uses assisted autonomy technology to clean and scrub the concrete floors in stores.
Texas
In Texas, the company is spending $264 million to remodel 54 stores (list below).
“Our primary goal is to save time and money for our customers and there is no better place for shopping and convenience than Walmart,” Walmart Regional General Manager Uli Correa said of the improvements in Texas. “We’re very excited about rolling out improvements and innovations in 2019 that fit into our customers’ busy lifestyles and make shopping even easier.”
The company plans to expand the popular grocery pickup program to more than 74 stores across Texas by the end of the year. The company also recently introduced Walmart Voice Order. Walmart will add grocery delivery service to 84 stores.
• 1650 TX-351, Abilene
• 4610 S Coulter St, Amarillo
• 2003 S Dumas Ave, Dumas
• 3701 N Main St, Taylor
• 488 TX-71, Bastrop
• 12900 No. I-35, Svc Rd, Austin
• 1100 US-96, Silsbee
• 3115 Edgar Brown Dr, West Orange
• 1250 Flour Bluff Dr, Corpus Christi
• 4109 S Staples St, Corpus Christi
• 2000 US-181, Portland
• 735 E U.S. Hwy 377, Granbury
• 1405 E Tyler St, Athens
• 1750 S Broadway St, Sulphur Springs
• 4691 TX-121, Lewisville
• 9301 Forest Ln, Dallas
• 730 W Exchange Pkwy, Allen
• 7451 McCart Ave, Fort Worth
• 1221 FM1187, Crowley
• 2750 W University Drive, Denton
• 1228 N, US-377, Roanoke
• 220 US-175 Frontage Rd, Seagoville
• 8555 Preston Rd, Frisco
• 2108 Bedford Rd, Bedford
• 850 W Rusk St, Rockwall
• 2275 Gus Thomasson Rd, Dallas
• 3100 Custer Rd, Plano
• 7555 N Mesa St, El Paso
• 1850 N Zaragoza Rd, El Paso
• 2800 W Nolana Ave, McAllen
• 1310 Texas Blvd N, Weslaco
• 1126 W, US-77, San Benito
• 215 E Mile 3 Rd, Palmhurst
• 1705 E Expressway 83, Penitas
• 203 US-290, Brenham
• 10750 Westview Drive, Houston
• 9451 Farm to Market 1960 Bypass, Humble
• 13003 Tomball Pkwy, Houston
• 11242 S Gessner Drive, Houston
• 2450 NW Loop 338 State Rte W, Odessa
• 200 E Interstate 20, Midland
• 2151 W Oaklawn Rd, Pleasanton
• 1430 Austin Hwy, San Antonio
• 1701 E End Blvd N, Marshall
• 4000 New Boston Rd, Texarkana
• 1311 S Jackson St, Jacksonville
• 135 NE Loop 564, Mineola
• 2440 Gilmer Rd, Longview
• 6801 S Broadway Ave, Tyler
• 3401 S 31st St, Temple
• 4320 Franklin Ave, Waco
• 2604 N Main St, Belton
• 2020 Heights Drive, Harker Heights
Florida
In Florida, Walmart expects to spend an estimated $173 million in through the opening and remodeling of 34 stores.
“Our leadership has a fantastic vision for how we need to evolve and adopt to further position us as a leader in retail innovation, and I’m proud of the work our associates are doing to stay at the forefront of that change,” said Elise Vasquez-Warner, a vice president and regional general manager for Walmart in Florida. “If you consider that almost every innovation being tested in the company right now is happening in our state, you can see why Florida is such an important area geographically for the business. “
New store:
• Walmart Neighborhood Market, 14720 SW 26th St, Miami
Remodels:
• Supercenter, 5315 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
• Supercenter, 2700 Clearlake Road, Cocoa
• Neighborhood Market, 1905 N. Nova Road, Daytona Beach
• Supercenter, 11012 N. Williams St., Dunnellon
• Supercenter, 904 Cypress Parkway, Kissimmee
• Supercenter, 5800 U.S. Highway 98 N., Lakeland
• Neighborhood Market, 3550 S. Babcock St., Melbourne
• Neighborhood Market, 3950 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne
• Supercenter, 8500 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne
• Supercenter, 17030 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora
• Supercenter, 6745 N. Church Ave., Mulberry
• Supercenter, 10500 W. Colonial Drive, Ocoee
• Supercenter, 3801 Tampa Road, Oldsmar
• Supercenter, 2400 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Orange City
• Supercenter, 1040 Malabar Road S.E., Palm Bay
• Neighborhood Market, 10863 Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview
• Supercenter, 2701 E. Fletcher Ave., Tampa
• Supercenter, 4150 Tamiami Trail S., Venice
• Supercenter, 3351 S. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview
• Supercenter, 15017 Emerald Coast Parkway, Destin
• Supercenter, 3767 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze
• Supercenter, 13227 City Square Drive, Jacksonville
• Supercenter, 2255 Highway 71, Marianna
• Supercenter, 10270 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach
• Supercenter, 2650 Creighton Road, Pensacola
• Supercenter, 4600 Mobile Highway, Suite 122, Pensacola
• Supercenter, 5500 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee
• Supercenter, 1005 W. Sugarland Highway, Clewiston
• Supercenter, 4700 S. Flamingo Road, Cooper City
• Supercenter, 2931 S. McCall Road, Englewood
• Neighborhood Market, 400 W. 49th St., Hialeah
• Supercenter, 2101 S. Parrott Ave., Okeechobee
• Supercenter, 12800 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines
California
In California, Walmart expects to spend an estimated $145 million on opening and remodeling 21 stores.
“The investments in California stores Walmart has planned this year demonstrate our commitment to our customers and the communities where we operate,” said Todd Siron, a regional vice president and general manager for Walmart in California. “The upcoming store remodels and innovations are exciting for both shoppers and associates alike and are centered on helping our customers save time and money.”
New store:
• Tucker Road and Tehachapi Boulevard, Tehachapi, CA 93561
Remodels:
• 88 E Orangethorpe Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801
• 7901 Watt Ave, Antelope, CA 95843
• 800 Commerce Ave, Atwater, CA 95301
• 1290 E Ontario Ave, Corona, CA 92881
• 1275 N Azusa Ave, Covina, CA 91722
• 7150 Camino Arroyo, Gilroy, CA 95020
• 8810 Grossmont Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
• 5500 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
• 1421 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95355
• 255 Lincoln Blvd, Lincoln, CA 95648
• 170 Cochrane Plz, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
• 681 Lincoln Ave, Napa, CA 94558
• 2100 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
• 180 Niblick Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446
• 900 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95678
• 3412 College Ave, San Diego, CA 92115
• 2900 Main Street, Susanville, CA 96130
• 3010 W Grant Line Rd, Tracy, CA 95304
• 1445 E Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA 91786
• 1501 Helen Power Dr, Vacaville, CA 95687
Indiana
In Indiana, Walmart expects to spend an estimated $96.1 million remodeling 19 stores:
• 650 Kimmel Road, Vincennes
• 2460 E Wabash, Frankfort
• 4040 North Newton Street, Jasper
• 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw
• 567 Ivy Tech Drive, Madison
• 3335 S Red Bank Road, Evansville
• 410 Grand Valley Blvd., Martinsville
• 1351 Veterans Parkway, Clarksville (*complete)
• 4801 W Clara Lane, Muncie
• 2016 N Wayne Street, Angola
• 3167 S State Road 3, New Castle
• 2505 N Oak Drive, Plymouth
• 3313 W State Road 45, Bloomington
• 735 N Gospel Street, Paoli
• 175 Country Road #6 West, Elkhart
• 2100 N Main Street, Bluffton
• 8599 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh
• 950 Highway 80 E, Clinton (*complete)
• 3805 S Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis
Arizona
Walmart plans to spend $71.8 million this year in Arizona remodeling 14 stores:
• 5329 – 4435 W Anthem Way, Anthem, AZ 85086
• 1370 – 2840 AZ-95, Bullhead City, AZ 86442
• 1334 – 100 S Ragus Rd, Claypool, AZ 85532
• 1299 – 2003 E Rodeo Dr, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
• 1846 – 199 W, 5th St, Douglas, AZ 85607
• 3846 – 2725 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85213
• 1442 – 1017 Haul Rd, Page, AZ 86040
• 2512 – 1825 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85023
• 1417 – 3050 AZ-69, Prescott, AZ 86301
• 1149 – 755 S 20th Ave, Safford, AZ 85546
• 2112 – 4915 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
• 1240 – 500 AZ-90, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
• 5626 – 1260 E Tucson Marketplace Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85713
• 3377 – 2823 W Valencia Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746
Pennsylvania
Lastly, Walmart expects to spend an estimated $83 million remodeling 15 stores in Pennsylvania:
• 2600 Plank Road Commons, Altoona
• 567 Route 100 N., Bechtelsville
• 50 Foster Brook Blvd., Bradford
• 100 Supercenter Dr., Clearfield
• 300 Walmart Dr., Ebensburg
• 1825 Downs Dr., Erie
• 1800 Tilden Ridge, Hamburg
• 495 Eisenhower Dr., Hanover
• 5741 Buffalo Rd., Harborcreek
• 6535 Grayson Rd., Harrisburg
• 167 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall
• 1675 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia
• 9745 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite A, Philadelphia
• 195 N. West End Blvd., Quakertown
• 1102 Million Dollar Highway, Saint Mary’s
