OHIO - Ohio shoppers can look forward to modernized stores and enhanced services as Walmart embarks on a significant renovation project across the state. The retail giant has announced plans to remodel 23 Ohio stores in 2025, part of a larger nationwide initiative to upgrade facilities and improve the customer experience using its "Store of the Future" concept.
Walmart Investing in Ohio: 23 Stores Statewide Set for Major Renovations This Year
This initiative represents a substantial investment in Ohio, building upon the $815 million Walmart spent upgrading stores throughout the state in the past five years prior to 2025. The 23 remodels planned for this year demonstrate a continued commitment to Ohio communities and customers.
What Shoppers Can Expect: The "Store of the Future" Experience:
The renovations aim to create a more convenient, engaging, and modern shopping environment. Customers visiting the remodeled Ohio stores can anticipate features such as:
- New Look and Feel: Updated interiors with big, bold signage for easier navigation and new displays to better showcase merchandise.
- Expanded Selections: Increased product variety in expanded departments, offering more of what customers are looking for.
- Enhanced Online Services: Expanded and improved areas dedicated to online pickup and delivery to better accommodate the growing number of digital orders.
- Revamped Pharmacy: Significant upgrades including wider aisles, new private screening rooms for consultations and services, and dedicated privacy checkout areas.
- Improved Layouts: Potentially more spacious layouts for easier movement throughout the store.
Locations Receiving Upgrades:
The 23 stores targeted for renovation span across Ohio. Some of the confirmed locations include:
- Mahoning Valley: Boardman (Doral Drive) and East Liverpool (Dresden Ave) - with estimated completion in late July and early/mid-November respectively.
- Northwest Ohio: Toledo (Glendale Ave), Perrysburg (Fremont Pike), Upper Sandusky (E. Wyandot Ave), Napoleon (Scott St), Wauseon.
- Southwest Ohio: Franklin (E. 2nd St), Colerain Twp. (Colerain Ave), Lebanon (Walmart Drive), Hamilton (Main St), Amelia (E. Ohio Pike), Cincinnati area stores.
- Central Ohio: Columbus (Bethel Road), Whitehall, Reynoldsburg (Taylor Road Ext.), Westerville (E. Schrock Road), Circleville (S. Court St), Marysville.
- Eastern Ohio: Canton (Atlantic Blvd. NE), Marietta (Pike St), Zanesville.
- Other Locations: Kenton (E. Columbus St).
(This list represents locations mentioned in recent reports; the final plan covers 23 stores statewide).
“Our stores often serve as the heartbeat of the communities we operate in, and these remodels are a testament to our dedication to enhancing that role," said Glenda Fleming Willis, Walmart Senior Vice President for the North Business Unit. “By investing in our stores and associates, we are not only improving the shopping experience but also reinforcing our commitment to being a vital part of the community's fabric, helping to build a brighter future for all.”
