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My First Impressions with Walmart Airport Decor

I recently went into my first Walmart with Airport decor,  and here's my first impressions of it.
The Walmart I went to, located at Dixie and Dundas in Mississauga, opened in March of 2013 with Project Impact. In Summer of 2021, the store started to remodel. At first I thought they were going to get the same package as the Dufferin Mall store. When I walked in today, I was surprised to see the full US version of Airport. When I went, they were just wrapping up the remodel.
The Canadian division was previously using their own decor package based on Bogle with custom elements for grocery and light-up signs. That's all gone now as for the first time since Cheap Impact(which was rarely used in Canada), Walmart Canada is using the exact same decor package as the US division with minor localization changes.

Impressions

The following are my mostly positive impressions and observations on the Airport decor.
  • The outside is using the old blue, yellow and grey scheme, which has been the standard exterior paint scheme since 2015
  • Pick up sign on the outside is still orange instead of blue
  • Entries are unlabeled (don't know if this will be added)
  • The overhead signs are huge
  • GM wall Signs are cheaper than the old package
  • Goosenecks are black with Bogle font compared to being Blue in earlier Airport remodels
  • Toys got moved in the back left instead of by seasonal (standard layout since circa 2019)
  • Paper and Cleaning is its own department now
  • Pets is in grocery now
  • Grocery is now using the Triple number scheme like the US stores despite the rest of the Aisles not having the letter/number toppers (not sure if they are going to be added). Earlier remodels used standard numbering
  • Price signs are the same as the previous package but with slightly different font
  • Individual aisle toppers are absent compared to earlier versions of Airport
  • Books and Magazines/Party is at the front now

Overall, Airport is one of Walmart's better decor packages with the Grocery decor looking stunning, but some aspects of it could have been better such as the build quality of some signs and the addition of more wall decor on the GM side.

Side note, I've rebranded the blog to Southern Ontario Retail Blog (SORB) because it sounds unique and makes my coverage area more clear.

Until next post, Dom


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  1. Retail RetellNovember 1, 2021 at 8:13 AM

    Interesting to hear this décor is going to be used in Canada now too. I'm glad you got a mostly positive impression of it, I like it as well from what I've seen.

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