Nine stores in Dallas-Fort Worth are planned to be renovated this year. <\/p>\n
DALLAS \u2014 This article was originally published in the Dallas Business Journal. Read the\u00a0original article and more business content here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walmart Inc. will remodel 72 stores across Texas this year, including nine in Dallas-Fort Worth:<\/p>\n 1520 E. Exchange Pkwy in Allen2750 W. University Dr. in Denton3851 Airport Freeway in Fort Worth555 W. Interstate 30 and 3959 Broadway Blvd. in Garland3400 Virginia Pkwy in McKinney8801 Ohio Dr. in Plano782 E. Interstate 30 in Rockwall6750 Murphy Road in Sachse <\/p>\n Overall, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has invested more than $2.5 billion in statewide upgrades over the past five years as it works to modernize its stores and digital experience. Nationally, the company plans to remodel more than 650 supercenters and neighborhood markets this year.<\/p>\n Alongside its planned renovations, Walmart is also in the process of opening 150 modernized stores nationwide by 2029<\/a>. As part of that initiative, the retailer will soon open<\/a> a new 200,000-square-foot store in Celina. The store will employ about 300 associates and anchor the\u00a0billion-dollar Shawnee Trail<\/a> project, which will span 195 acres at the northwest corner of Preston Road and the Collin County Outer Loop.<\/p>\n