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Walmart Celebrates Re-Grand Opening of 117 Remodeled Stores Across U.S., More Than Half a Billion Dollars in Investments Upgrading Stores
Largest single-day re-grand opening effort is part of more than 700 store modernizations expected in 2023 (Note: Check out photos and a video tour of
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLargest single-day re-grand opening effort is part of more than 700 store modernizations expected in 2023\n\n\n(Note: Check out photos and a video tour of Walmart’s “Store of the Future,” or click here to access the press kit.)\n\n\n BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThis Friday, Nov. 3, Walmart will celebrate the “Second Best Day” for 117 stores nationwide, the largest single-day rollout of re-grand openings in company history. The re-grand opening projects represent more than half a billion dollars in capital investments in local communities across 30 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.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030919102/en/On Friday, Nov. 3, Walmart will celebrate the “Second Best Day” for 117 stores nationwide, the largest single-day rollout of re-grand openings in company history. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“We’re investing more than $9 billion over a two-year period to upgrade and modernize more than 1,400 of our stores across the U.S.,” said John Furner, chief executive officer of Walmart U.S. \"With nearly 90 percent of the U.S. 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.”\n\n\nEach store’s reopening is part of Walmart’s Signature Experience, which seeks to inspire customers and provide them with a seamless, high-quality shopping experience. Upgraded features include improved layouts, expanded product selections and innovative technology that allows Walmart associates to better support customers and make shopping more convenient and enjoyable.\n\n\nCustomers shopping enhanced stores can expect to see:\n\n\n\nRefreshed interior and exterior: New paint, updated flooring throughout the store, modernized restrooms, and new fixtures and LED lighting for better and brighter line of sight throughout the store.\n\n\n\nNew Signage allowing for easier navigation while shopping in store and using the Walmart App.\n\n\n\nMore shopping carts in...