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McDonald’s to Close Some Walmart Locations

After the closures, around 150 McDonald’s locations will remain across 3570 Walmart locations

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April 12, 2021

VMSD Staff

McDonald’s to Close Some Walmart Locations — McDonalds Commerce City, CO Interior | Courtesy of McDonald's

McDonalds Commerce City, CO Interior | Courtesy of McDonald’s

McDonald’s (Chicago) is planning to close hundreds of restaurants inside of mass merchant Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.), reports CNBC. About 150 McDonald’s locations within Walmart will remain after the closures.

Despite Walmart and McDonald’s collaboration for roughly the past three decades, , the pandemic has changed customers’ shopping and dining preferences..

Many Walmart shoppers now reportedly buy their groceries online. Walmart’s e-commerce sales in the U.S. grew by 79 percent in the most recent fiscal year. The company plans to convert former McDonald’s in-store locations into other services or restaurant offerings.

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