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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is remodeling 500 stores and opening 20 new stores across more than two- dozen states as part of an $11 billion spending plan.
In the remodeled stores shoppers will see wider aisles, shorter shelving, new signs and flooring, an updated pharmacy area with a new private consultation room, and additional self-checkouts, as well as other upgrades to the cosmetics, home, hardware, auto, baby and produce departments.
The biggest share of the remodels are slated for Florida and Texas, where the company is spending a combined $477 million to open 14 new stores and remodel 82 others.
Walmart’s spending on new- store construction and remodels in other states allocates $145 million on 34 stores in California, $94 million on 27 stores in Ohio, $75 million on 14 stores in Virginia, $68 million on 12 stores in New Jersey, and $35 million on 10 stores in Minnesota, among other investments.
