Walmart set to open 5 stores and 1 new Sam's Club: Here's where
Walmart set to open 5 stores and 1 new Sam's Club: Here's where
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Tariffs prompting Walmart to raise prices in coming weeks
Walmart says they are raising prices soon due to President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade policy.
Walmart is set to expand its footprint, with five stores slated to open by the end of September.
The big box giant's CEO John Funer said in a January 2024 press release it plans to build or convert more than 150 stores.
Furner said in the same press release that Walmart plans to renovate more than 650 locations across 47 states.
In April, the company said in a press release that it will renovate all 600 Sam's Club locations, open 30 new clubs as originally announced in 2023 and build "a pipeline to open approximately 15 new clubs each year."
"We are not limited by our physicality — we are enabled by it," Sam's Club President and CEO Chris Nicholas said during the company's 2025 Investment Community Meeting. "Our omnichannel model creates more opportunities to engage with members where they are, and how they want to shop."
Here's where Walmart and Sam's Club are opening new locations.
Walmart to open 5 locations by September, 1 Sam's Club coming soon
A Walmart spokesperson told USA TODAY that the company is set to open 10 locations by the end of the year.
The spokesperson confirmed that the following locations are set to open by the end of September:
Walmart Neighborhood Market – 8600 Hwy 69, Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Mid-June
Walmart Supercenter Conversion – 600 Showers Dr., Mountain View, California – July
Walmart Supercenter – 9399 North Spring Run Parkway, Eagle Mountain, Utah – August
Walmart Neighborhood Market – 6275 US-90, Milton, Florida – August
Walmart Neighborhood Market – 4239 Berryhill Road, Pace, Florida – September
The company also confirmed that a Sam's Club location in Tempe, Arizona is set to open in early August.
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