Walmart locations in Dearborn, Livonia, and Roseville have made upgrades as part of the company’s $170 million investment in its Michigan operations this year.
In Michigan, Walmart is refurbishing a total of 24 stores across the state. Half the stores are in the southeast Michigan.
The Dearborn, Detroit, and Roseville stores will mark the completion of renovations on Nov. 3 with special ceremonies.
Associates and customers will be welcomed into these improved Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets with ribbon cuttings and family-friendly activities to commemorate the occasion.
The events are part of a larger 117-store nationwide single-day rollout of grand re-openings, which represent more than half a billion dollars in capital investments in local communities across 30 states.
“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.,” says 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.”
Each store’s reopening is part of Walmart’s Signature Experience, which seeks to improve customer experience by providing improved service and features, which include enhanced layouts, expanded product selections, and innovative technology.
Customers shopping the newly redesigned stores will find:
- Refreshed 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.
- New signage that allows for easier navigation while shopping in store and using the Walmart App.
- More shopping carts in each store for customer convenience.
- Front end transformation: Increased check-out options, including staffed lanes and self-checkout areas.
- Larger online grocery pickup and deliver areas to accommodate growing demand and to serve more customers shopping with us online.
- Grab & Go: new grab and go sections are being added to grocery areas for quick meal and drink options.
- Activated corners: new displays are featured at the corners of certain departments to pull customers in and help them touch, feel, and become a part of the space.
- Elevated departments: transformed stores feature displays showcasing products out of their boxes, so customers can visualize fitting them into their daily lives.
- More space. Walmart has purposefully created more space for customers to explore and discover what their local store has to offer.
- Digital touchpoints: new touchpoints located throughout the store 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 Walmart’s pet insurance service options, or have a 20-pound bag of kibble delivered to their door.
- Expanded pharmacies: for easier customer access, many pharmacies have been moved to the front of the store and have been expanded to allow for new private screening rooms for pharmacist consultations and services.
- Updated customer service area for additional room, ease, and comfort.
- Mother’s room with comfortable, clean, and private area for nursing mothers.
- Vision center: Walmart’s vision center experience is designed around the customer that offers an assort of quality eyeglasses and sunglasses with prescription lenses.
- New Dollar Shop at store entrances with seasonally relevant products.
Additionally, customers will continue saving time and money by shopping when, where, and how they want through the following on-going innovations:
- Walmart+ – Walmart+ is a membership program designed to save members time and money on their everyday essentials and much more. That means giving members access to great benefits like free delivery from the store, free shipping with no minimum order, a Paramount+ Essential subscription, mobile Scan & Go, member pricing on fuel, ability to earn Walmart Rewards and early access to deals.
Walmart+ costs $98 per year and includes a 30-day free trial period. You can sign up or get more information at Walmart.com/plus. - Pickup – Walmart’s pickup option has become a favorite among busy shoppers. It provides the convenience of online shopping and allows them to quickly collect their groceries without stepping out of their vehicles. The best part is Walmart Grocery Pickup is completely free of charge. Furthermore, customers using SNAP in most states have the option to avail themselves of the pickup service as well.
- Delivery – Walmart’s convenient delivery service is also a hit. Walmart has now made both pickup and delivery contact free. Express delivery – customers now have the option to have their deliveries made in under two hours.
- Walmart Pay – a touch-free way to pay.
Walmart customers can download the Walmart app through Apple Store or Google Play.
