Walmart has announced that it will remodel 32 Pennsylvania stores as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize the in-store and digital shopping experience for customers.
Among the locations slated for renovations are six stores in Berks and Montgomery counties.
The planned remodeling will include upgrading layouts, technology and services to offer faster, more convenient shopping and delivery in as little as an hour for most customers, the company said in a press release. The projects include expanding Walmart’s assortment of healthy foods and on-trend items and enhancing the in-store and online experience.
The Walmart in Exeter Township, 5900 Perkiomen Ave. is among six Walmart stores in Berks and Montgomery counties that are being renovated this year. (DONNA ROVINS – MEDIANEWS GROUP PHOTO)
According to Walmart, the company has invested more than $518 million to upgrade Pennsylvania locations over the past five years. Nationally, more than 650 Walmart Supercenters and neighborhood markets are to be remodeled by the end of this year.
Among the six stores planned for remodeling in Berks and Montgomery counties, work at three is underway; while work at the remaining three will get underway this summer, the company said in an emailed response to questions. Store remodeling plans are subject to change based on construction schedules and other factors. Work at each store is expected to last three to four months.
The six area stores include:
• 5900 Perkiomen Ave, Exeter Township, Berks County — Remodel process has started, expected to be complete this summer.
• 5370 Allentown Pike, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County — Remodel process expected to start this summer
• 1135 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, Berks County — Remodel process has started, expected to be complete later this spring.
• 651 Main St. – Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County — Remodel process has started, expected to be complete this summer.
• 1515 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, Montgomery County — Remodel process expected to start this summer
• 1000 Easton Road, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County — Remodel process expected to start this summer
“By modernizing our stores, we’re making shopping faster, easier, and more convenient, all while empowering our teams to serve customers better and creating local opportunity,” said Annie Walker, senior vice president, East Business Unit at Walmart.
In addition to the investment in its Pennsylvania stores, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have donated more than $42 million to local nonprofits, including providing more than 19 million pounds of food to help fight hunger across the commonwealth, the company said in the release.