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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Meet the new face of Walmart: America’s largest retailer goes on a remodeling spree and adds 20 new stores

The biggest retailer in the country is expanding - and getting a facelift.

Walmart announced this week that it plans to open around 20 new stores and remodel 650 existing locations from 2026 to 2027. The wide-ranging initiative is meant to improve the “make shopping faster and more convenient for our customers,” the company said in a statement, and grow the brand’s massive 4,611-store footprint in the United States.

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