Vidalia Walmart tapped for remodel, renovation

Published 7:36 am Saturday, June 22, 2024

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VIDALIA, La. – Walmart customers in Vidalia can expect to see construction work in progress both inside and outside the Supercenter located at 4283 Carter St. for the next several months as the store undergoes a major remodel.

The remodel is one of many scheduled for Louisiana in 2024 as part of Walmart’s investment in upgrading facilities across the nation.

“Walmart has been a part of the Vidalia community for 18 years, and we are always looking for ways to better serve our customers,” said Walmart Store Manager Derrick Williams. “Remodeling our current store will allow us to offer our customers greater convenience and an enhanced shopping environment, and we ask for customers’ patience while work is underway to deliver those improvements.”

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Upgrades planned for the Vidalia location include:

  • A newly painted building inside and out
  • Enhanced parking lot with re-striped parking spaces and refreshed landscaping
  • Front-end improvements including added self-checkouts and manned registers
  • Fully remodeled bathrooms, including modern fixtures, with the addition of a new mother’s room
  • Increased number of products in multiple departments, including grocery, pets, pharmacy, deli, apparel and more
  • New flooring throughout the store to replace the existing tile
  • New lighting and signage throughout the store making it easier for customers to navigate
  • New pharmacy layout with the addition of a health room and privacy area to improve customer service and the comfort of patients
  • New shelving and lower fixtures for improved store flow
  • New shopping carts with a cell phone holder, drink holder and larger seat for a child to sit in comfortably
  • Remodeled and expanded break room for store associates

No timeline has been provided for completion of the renovations.