Walmart is planning 28 more store remodels this year: 14 Neighborhood Markets and 14 Supercenters. A new store is planned for Melissa, not far from a Supercenter opened in Anna in 2017. Melissa will be Walmart’s first local new store since opening in Frisco, Prosper and Fort Worth in 2018.
“We’ve seen quite a few customers shift to pickup and delivery,” said John Furner, CEO of Walmart U.S. speaking recently to investors. “Many are higher-income and younger, and those shoppers are coming to us looking for value. I think what’s important for us as we look forward is, price is really important to the Walmart shopper.”Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has said that “persistent inflation” in dry grocery and consumables is a problem not only for its customers but also for Walmart.
Customers particularly those living paycheck to paycheck, have seen prices increase more than 20% in some categories since 2021, he said.Related:Walmart is working with suppliers of prepared foods and consumables to get costs down “as fast as we possibly can,” McMillon said. He said he is telling suppliers that lower costs will drive unit volume for them and free up cash for customers to use for discretionary goods, presumably at Walmart.that gave about 3.
Since the Great Recession, consumers have consistently chosen value and price over what’s offered in the way of selection, quality and choice, according toSpending has been up, but units purchased are down, said Bobby Gibbs, partner at Oliver Wyman in Dallas. “People are more certain of the supply chain and not stocking up as much. They are buying more store-label products for less. They are also breaking up their baskets again.