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Walmart will open or expand 150 stores
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1/31/2024
TheStreet’s J.D. Durkin brings you the biggest news of the day, how the market fared and Walmart’s new expansion plans.
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I'm JD Durkin reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.
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Stocks were in the red to close out today's session.
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The Dow closed down over 300 points, the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed 2.2% lower, while the S&P 500
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closed 1.6% lower.
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This all comes as investors continue to react to the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision.
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The Fed held rates steady yet again and also indicated that it is not yet prepared to cut
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rates due to persistent inflation.
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Separately, investors are still monitoring earnings from some of the big tech giants,
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names like Apple, Amazon, and Meta, all set to release quarterly results on Thursday.
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In other news, the country's largest retailer is about to get a little bit bigger.
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Walmart has announced plans to either open or expand 150 stores over the next five years.
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The announcement comes as a bit of a surprise as the company previously said it had no intentions
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of opening new locations.
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Walmart, which currently has more than 4,600 locations, as well as 599 Sam's Club stores,
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says most of the new stores will open in new locations.
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The company also said it plans to remodel about 650 locations over the next year, and
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that's on top of the $9 billion it's spent upgrading 1,400 stores over the past two years.
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Walmart CEO John Furner posted a statement about this news, saying, "Our new and remodeled
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stores will reflect Walmart's 'Store of the Future' concept, featuring improved layouts,
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expanded product selections, and innovative technology to help our associates better support
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our customers and make shopping more convenient and enjoyable."
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The company currently employs about 1.6 million Americans, and approximately 90% of the entire
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U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a Walmart store.
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That'll do it for your daily briefing.
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From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I'm J.D. Durkin with The Street.
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Thanks for watching.
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