Thayer, Mo. – Big changes are coming to the neighborhood Walmart in Thayer. [1]As part of this year’s remodeling plans, Walmart plans to invest an estimated $240 million in 41 Missouri stores. This year, several neighborhood markets and supercenters in Springfield, Lebanon, Springfield, and Thayer will undergo upgrades to improve customer experiences.
What Are The Changes?
In the near future, all remodeled stores will offer pick-up, delivery, and Express Delivery, which is delivery in under two hours. Missouri Walmart stores are planning the following improvements focused on customers.
- Pickup – Busy customers prefer Walmart’s pickup option. Walmart offers the convenience of shopping online and the ease of quickly picking up groceries without leaving their cars. Additionally, there is no fee to use Walmart Grocery Pickup. Customers using SNAP also have the option to use pickup services in most states.
- Delivery – Walmart’s convenient delivery service is a success with customers. Because of this, Walmart has now made both pickup and delivery contact free.
- Express delivery – local customers now have the option to have their deliveries made in under two hours.
- New fixtures, LED lighting and flooring throughout the store for better line of sight and easier navigation
- Refreshed, bright interior and exterior, including paint and signage
- Modern, remodeled bathrooms
- A new health service room next to the pharmacy for private consultations and immunizations
- Refreshed mother’s room for a clean, comfortable, and private option for nursing mothers
- Walmarts with a Vision Center experience designs around the customer that is convenient, comfortable, and affordable. It also offers an assortment of quality eyeglasses and sunglasses with prescription lenses
- Front-end transformations with increased numbers of self-checkout lanes and manned registers for customer convenience
- Expansion of seasonal departments including a wider variety of merchandise
- Walmart Pay – a touch-free way to pay
Which Stores Will Be Renovated?
Walmart plans to transform its stores in the following communities. It will then host re-grand opening celebrations at each location. The Walmarts close to our area include Thayer, Poplar Bluff, and Ava. Thayer and Ava will undergo complete remodeling. While Thayer is being remodeled, one may consider shopping at either West Plains or Jonesboro.
Notes:
- ^https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2754419079311/walmart-plans-to-remodel-stores-in-springfield-ava-and-more (go back ↩)