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Walmart store visits

Our store visit reports feature floor plans, store photos and full commentary written by our team of international retail experts. Dozens of reports are made every year of stores that feature new concepts in food and grocery retail.

Videos

Watch: inside Walmart's Supercenter of the future
08/10/2020
Walmart has revealed a new look and feel for its US Supercenters, with inspiration taken from airports to help its shoppers complete a fast and easy trip. We look at the key features of the concept and what they mean for the business.
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Presentations

Walmart bets big on the future of physical retail
16/11/2023
While many retail analysts and industry experts have predicted the death of the hypermarket, Walmart, the world's leading grocer, has doubled down on the future of the format. We recently visited two of the retailers' flagship Supercentres and in this report we explore the ways that Walmart is reviving the format and making its stores destinations where customers want to spend their time.
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The features behind Walmart Canada’s most sustainable store
02/11/2023
We look inside Walmart’s most sustainable store to date in Canada to discover its unique features. This store also features a new design concept.
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How warehouse clubs are evolving in China
26/10/2023
See how the leading warehouse clubs in China are evolving. We explore how Freshippo X and Sam’s club showcase value, quality, and variety while keeping up with the latest shopper demands.
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Five ways the Walmart Supercenter is changing
30/11/2022
We look at the changes the retailer is making to its US hypermarkets, an operation which accounts for over half of its global sales. These include investments in store design, technology and developing new businesses.
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Walmart meets evolved shopper needs in Mexico
30/08/2022
See how Walmart's latest store format meets evolved shopping habits in Mexico.
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Inside Walmart Canada's partnership model
16/11/2021
Over recent months, Walmart Canada has remodelled several stores to launch different pilots as it evolves its store of the future.
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Walmart Express Oradores, Mexico
11/01/2021
We take a look at Walmart Mexico's flagship store under its new Walmart Express banner. Key features include: - An enhanced omnichannel experience - Forward-thinking store design that simplifies the customer journey - New ready-to-eat meal solutions and grab-and-go offer - Implementation of self-checkouts - Café Marketside in-store café
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Walmart, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, China
26/11/2020
This revamped hypermarket store provides a one-stop service of eating, drinking, playing and shopping. It is also a trial store for Walmart China’s latest innovations, where cutting edge technologies such as smart trolleys, AI powered self-service scales and lockers are being tested.
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Walmart Neighborhood Market, Levittown, USA
26/03/2020
Last year, Walmart opened the Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL), taking an existing Neighborhood Market store and transforming it into a live retail lab. We recently visited the store to see how the retailer is using artificial intelligence to improve the in-store experience.
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Produce 2.0 at Walmart, Phoenix, USA
16/03/2020
We visited a Walmart store in Phoenix, Arizona to see the retailer’s latest produce initiative, Produce 2.0.
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