Walmart to remodel several Riverside stores

Walmart says it will remodel both of its Riverside supercenters this year, part of a 56-store California upgrade announced in April. (corporate.walmart.com) The Riverside locations are at 5200 Van Buren Blvd. and 6250 Valley Springs Pkwy., according to Walmart’s store directory. NBC Los Angeles reported April 23 that both sites are included in the Southern California rollout. (walmart.com) (nbclosangeles.com) Walmart said the California work will update layouts, add new displays and signage, expand some departments, and upgrade pickup and delivery areas. The company said the changes are meant to support orders through its app and deliveries that can arrive in as little as an hour for many customers. (stocktitan.net) (nbclosangeles.com) The Riverside remodels land as Walmart pushes a broader national store overhaul. On April 16, the company said it plans more than 650 remodels across the United States in 2026 and early 2027, alongside about 20 new store openings. (corporate.walmart.com) (usatoday.com) California is a major piece of that footprint. Walmart says it has invested more than $1.1 billion in the state over the past five years, operates hundreds of stores and clubs there, and employs about 104,500 associates. (stocktitan.net) (corporate.walmart.com) The company has been using remodels to make stores work more like local fulfillment hubs, with more space and technology for online pickup, delivery staging, and pharmacy services. In a March post about Neighborhood Markets, Walmart said faster remodels are meant to cut disruption while keeping digital ordering available at nearby stores. (corporate.walmart.com) For Riverside shoppers, that means the city’s two Walmart stores are both slated for construction this year, but Walmart has not publicly released start dates for either project. The company said the upgrades are intended to make in-store trips and online orders faster at the same addresses customers already use. (walmart.com) (corporate.walmart.com)