{"id":278137,"date":"2026-05-04T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278137\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:26:14","slug":"retail-giant-to-remodel-72-stores-in-texas-heres-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278137\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail giant to remodel 72 stores in Texas. Here&#8217;s where."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than $2.5 billion has been invested in Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/living\/article\/walmart-breaks-its-no-frills-mold-with-in-store-22233659.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Walmart<\/a> stores over the past five years \u00a0\u2014 and the grocery giant isn&#8217;t stopping there. Several stores, including those in major cities such as San Antonio and Austin, will get remodels in 2026, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/how-we-are-investing-in-our-stores-to-drive-speed-convenience-and-growth\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Customers have a lot to look forward to. The grand makeover targets 72 spots in the Lone Star State and will bring changes to the pharmacy, delivery, fashion, and other departments. The goal, the company says, is to make shopping faster and easier. Photos shared with MySA give a glimpse\u00a0into what it could look like.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re proud to work and serve customers across Texas, and our continued investment reflects how deeply we believe in this state and its communities,&#8221; Elise\u00a0Vasquez-Warner, Senior Vice President at the Southwest Business Unit of Walmart U.S., said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As technology advances, the grocer is aiming to keep up with the times. Many remodeled locations will feature interactive displays that help shoppers picture what a product looks like in their home. Crews will also work on modernizing other aspects of Walmart&#8217;s digital services and in-store layout to make trips, including online orders, be completed in about one hour. This will mainly be done through the app, according to a press release. It should help folks navigate through the aisles more easily and have the ability to book appointments at their local Auto Care Center.<\/p>\n<p>Other benefits include that Walmart+ members will soon enjoy free pharmacy deliveries, and more products from\u00a0Oura, Jessica Simpson, and other brands\u00a0are headed to the Vision Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything we do is about better serving our customers and supporting the associates who make it happen,\u201d Vasquez-Warner said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than $2.5 billion has been invested in Texas Walmart stores over the past five years \u00a0\u2014 and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[821,820,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-278137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-mysabusiness","tag-mysastaff","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}