Walmart continues renovating its local stores with the remodeling of its Supercenters in Collins Plaza and near Avenues Walk.
The city issued permits Feb. 10 for FMGI Inc. of Woodstock, Georgia, to renovate the two stores.
The Collins Plaza store at 7075 Collins Road will be remodeled at a cost of $2.8 million. The 211,850-square-foot store was built in 2009.
The Avenues store at 10251 Shops Lane will be renovated in a $1.5 million project. The 192,861-square-foot store was developed in 2016.
BusinessInsider.com reported Sept. 30 that the Arkansas-based retailer would remodel 200 of its Supercenters by the end of 2020 to encourage a more “digitally-enabled shopping experience” featuring bolder signage, contactless checkout, and airport-inspired crowd management techniques, according to Walmart Chief Customer Officer Janey Whiteside.
The news site said the remodeling project will expand to 1,000 stores by the end of 2021.
It said redesign efforts will primarily take place in Supercenters, but some Health Centers and Neighborhood Markets may be overhauled.
According to BusinessInsider.com, Whiteside said the primary goal of the redesign is to provide customers with “one integrated Walmart experience” that compliments the company’s mobile app.
The site said updates will include “clean, colorful” signage, and aisles will be assigned letter and number combinations on both the Walmart app and in-store in order to smooth out navigation.
Major sections like toys, electronics, and baby products will be broken out into visible sections.
It said Walmart took inspiration from airports. According to Whiteside, efficient airports provide a prime example of spaces that allow for large groups of people to easily navigate through clever designs and clear signage.
