Walmart de México y Centroamérica (Walmex) announced its plans to invest more than six billion dollars (approximately 125 billion pesos) in Mexico by 2025 during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference on Thursday.
Ignacio Caride, the company’s CEO and general manager, revealed that with this investment, Walmex plans to open more stores in Mexico this year in its Bodega Aurrera, Sam’s Club, Walmart Supercenter, and Walmart Express formats, generating approximately 5,500 direct jobs.
These stores will join the more than 3,200 already existing in nearly 700 municipalities across the country’s 32 states.
In addition, this investment will support Walmart’s more than 200,000 direct and permanent jobs in the country.
Additionally, Walmex will continue to advance the construction of two state-of-the-art distribution centers in the Bajío and Tlaxcala regions, equipped with robotics and artificial intelligence technology.
On the other hand, on Walmex Day 2025 , Ignacio Caride announced that this year the company plans to make an investment in Capex (capital goods) in Mexico and Central America of approximately 41.8 billion pesos, which represents an increase of 20% compared to the previous year.
Walmex will be investing strategically in customer-focused projects and strengthening the foundation for long-term, sustainable growth.
In this regard, 41% of the investment will be allocated to remodeling and maintenance of existing stores , with the goal of incorporating new capabilities, including omnichannel functions, and ensuring the best shopping experience for customers.
Thirty percent of the investment will be allocated to the construction of new stores and clubs , in line with the guidance given during the event to open more than 1,500 stores, representing more than 1.4 million square meters of sales floor space, over the next five years.
By 2025, new stores are expected to contribute between 1.5% and 1.7% to total sales growth . The primary growth vehicle will continue to be Bodega Aurrera.
Eighteen percent of the investment will be allocated to expanding and modernizing the supply chain through automation, with the goal of increasing growth capacity and providing better customer service.
Eleven percent of the investment will be allocated to strategic e-commerce and technology projects that will enable a better shopping experience through digital platforms, enhance and improve analytical capabilities to better understand customers, and increase automation in stores and distribution centers, boosting productivity.
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