Walmart is redesigning its stores.
This is what 1:25 will look like
(CNN Business) -
Walmart is working to revamp the image of its physical stores, with a redesign that resembles its app so that shoppers can more easily find what they are looking for.
In a push for more people to download its app and use it while shopping (read: not the Amazon app), Walmart encourages shoppers to download it before entering to help them navigate the store, search for more options online, and pay. once they finish the tour.
The redesign will be rolled out to 200 US stores by the end of the year and 1,000 more by the end of 2021.
Walmart's new signage mimics those at airports.
Shoppers will also notice that Walmart departments will be more clearly organized and new and larger posters will be installed.
Walmart said the new signs were inspired by airports because they are "the best examples of how to navigate between large groups of people," especially in light of the pandemic that has seen people flocking to stock up on essentials.
Walmart's digital residence
The interior of the new Walmart.
The redesign process started last year, before covid-19, but it includes features that people have become accustomed to, such as contactless payments.
Customers, for example, can use "Scan & Go" in their app so that people don't have to interact with others while paying.
The redesign was inspired by customer feedback and could be modified based on buyer response.
Buyers can use the app's new "Scan & Go" feature.
Walmart's digital redesign is another way to take on Amazon, its biggest rival.
The company recently launched Walmart +, a $ 98-a-year membership plan that includes free shipping on $ 35 and more items, gas discounts and new payment tools.
The service launched in mid-September.
Its main business is groceries, which account for more than half of its sales.
But groceries are a very low profit margins business.
That is why in recent years Walmart has developed its clothing and household items.
The company just launched a new clothing brand called Free Assembly, a 55-piece collection that ranges from $ 9 to $ 45.
Its rivals have also had success with their own clothing brands, for example Target, Amazon and even Costco.
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