Walmart celebrates supercenter remodels in Glen Carbon, Highland

Walmart Supercenters in Glen Carbon and Highland debut remodels, host festivities, and present checks to local organizations

Walmart customers in Glen Carbon were welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter at 400 Junction Drive Friday morning, Aug. 4, 2023, as the much-anticipated project is now complete. The store’s associates marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony, community celebration and unveiling of a community inspired mural by local artist, Steve Hartman. The event was attended by various local Edwardsville and Glen Carbon nonprofit organizations who were recipients of $9,000 in grants.

Friday’s event featured an official ribbon cutting with the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce and Ernestine Hardin, Glen Carbon Walmart’s longest tenured associate of more than 40 years. Guests also enjoyed refreshments, vendor samples, food trucks, a live DJ, balloon animal artist, special appearances from the Cocoa Puffs bird and a Prairie Farms live cow and calf, and more.

During the re-grand opening celebration, Walmart Store Manager Skip Sponeman highlighted the Supercenter’s transformed departments as well as the new interactive features now available to customers, including:

• Auto Care Center service area improvements
• Enhanced parking lot with re-striped parking spaces and refreshed landscaping
• Expanded online grocery pickup area with added lanes and improved lighting
• Fully remodeled bathrooms with the addition of a new mother’s room
• Front-end improvements including added self-checkouts and manned registers
• Increased number of products in several departments, including home, pets and apparel
• New dollar section and “Grab & Go” lunch and deli items located at the front of the store
• New pharmacy layout, with the addition of an immunization room and privacy area to improve customer service and the comfort of patients, and new flooring
• New shelving and lower fixtures for improved store flow
• New vestibules located at the store entrances with new flooring
• New vision center with a larger selection of frames
• A refreshed exterior and interior
• State-of-the-art electronics department with new interactive displays

“We’re extremely proud of the improvements made to help fulfill the needs of our community members,” said Sponeman. “I grew up here, so I’m glad Walmart continues to invest in Glen Carbon.”

To reinforce Walmart’s dedication to the communities it serves, Sponeman also presented grant checks to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $3,000 to Edwardsville CEO
• $3,000 to Main Street Community Center
• $2,000 to Glen Carbon Police Association
• $1,000 to Edwardsville Arts Center

Additional transformations across Glen Carbon Walmart’s pets, home, apparel, electronics and front-end departments are a part of Walmart’s ‘Store of the Future’ design, which seeks to inspire customers and elevate their in-store experiences. These new upgrades include:

• Activated corners: Exciting displays are featured at the corners of certain departments to pull customers in and help them touch, feel and become a part of the space, allowing them to discover all that Walmart has to offer.
• Elevated departments: Transformed stores feature displays showcasing products that are out of their boxes so customers can imagine them fitting into their daily lives.
• More space to discover: Walmart has purposefully created more space for customers to explore and discover the breadth and depth of what their local store has to offer.
• Digital touchpoints: These new touchpoints located throughout the store help to communicate to customers the vast range of products and services Walmart offers online through the use of QR codes and digital screens.
  • For example, in Walmart’s Pets area, a customer may scan the QR code to find additional dog bed options, learn about Walmart’s pet insurance service options or have a 20-pound bag of kibble delivered to their door.

 

Walmart customers in Highland were also welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter at 12495 State Route 143 Friday morning, Aug. 4, 2023, as its much-anticipated project is now complete. The store’s associates marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony, community celebration and unveiling of a community inspired mural. The event was attended by various local Highland nonprofit organizations who were recipients of $4,000 in grants.

Friday’s event featured the singing of the national anthem by Hollyn Diamond, a 2023 graduate of Highland High School, a flag presentation by VFW Post 5694, and an official ribbon cutting with the store’s longest tenured associates. Guests also enjoyed refreshments, vendor samples from Prairie Farms, Little Debbie, Pepsi and SKI, food trucks and more.

During the re-grand opening celebration, Walmart Store Manager Adam Walker highlighted the Supercenter’s transformed departments as well as the new interactive features now available to customers, including:

• Addition of a new mother’s room near the store’s back restrooms
• Expanded online grocery pickup area with added parking spaces and improved lighting
• Improved front-end with the addition of multiple new self-checkouts and manned registers
• Increased number of products in several departments, including home, pets, sporting goods, hardware and more
• New flooring in vestibules and new lighting throughout the store
• New pharmacy layout, with the addition of a health room and privacy area to improve customer service and the comfort of patients, and new flooring
• New shelving and lower fixtures for improved store flow
• New vision center with a larger selection of frames
• A refreshed exterior
• State-of-the-art electronics department with new interactive displays

To reinforce Walmart’s dedication to the communities it serves, Walker also presented grant checks to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $2,000 to Highland Public Safety (Fire and Police Departments)
• $1,000 to Highland Area Christian Service Ministry Food Pantry
• $1,000 to Highland Parks & Recreation’s Adaptive Playground

Highland’s Walmart transformations are a part of Walmart’s Signature Experience, which seeks to inspire customers and elevate their in-store experience. Upgrades at the Highland Walmart Supercenter include:

• Activated corners: Exciting displays are featured at the corners of certain departments to pull customers in and help them touch, feel and become a part of the space, allowing them to discover all that Walmart has to offer.
• Elevated departments: Transformed stores feature displays showcasing products that are out of their boxes so customers can imagine them fitting into their daily lives.
• More space to discover: Walmart has purposefully created more space for customers to explore and discover the breadth and depth of what their local store has to offer.
• Digital touchpoints: These new touchpoints located throughout the store help to communicate to customers the vast range of products and services Walmart offers online through the use of QR codes and digital screens.
  • For example, in Walmart’s Pets area, a customer may scan the QR code to find additional dog bed options, learn about Walmart’s pet insurance service options or have a 20-pound bag of kibble delivered to their door.