Major Change In Shopping At Marietta Walmart

MARIETTA, GA — A Marietta Walmart store is part of an experiment that could change the way people shop. The world's largest discount retail chain has announced that it's testing new technology that would allow customers to avoid the most dreadful part of shopping — the checkout line.

In a blog post this week, the retail giant announced that 100 more stores across 33 states will get to try out its Mobile Express Scan & Go service. Among those stores is the Walmart at 2795 Chastain Meadows Pkwy. in Marietta.

Shoppers can download the app — available to both Android and iPhone users — and scan barcodes for their desired items using their smartphone. Once the customer has everything they want scanned and put into their shopping cart, they can pay right on the phone. Walmart said it "securely stores" credit and debit card information.

The Scan & Go service — already available at every Sam's Club store in America — also lets shoppers see the price of individual items as they scan them along with a running total — a useful tool for those looking to stick to a budget.

After paying, customers will go through a Mobile Express lane, where an employee in a yellow vest will zap their mobile receipt. And voila! Off to the car to battle rude drivers in the parking lot.

"Scan & Go is one of many options we're testing to give our customers the shopping experience they are looking for," Walmart communications staffer Justin Rushing said in the post."We continue to listen, test and learn – all to give our customers more options to shop how they want while also helping them save time," Rushing said.

Kiosks have been installed at some Walmart stores so shoppers can pick up handheld devices and test out the service for themselves before downloading the app.

Scan & Go is currently being tested in a few areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Orlando and northwest Arkansas. When customers launch the app, it automatically lists participating stores nearby

In the meantime, you can try it out at any of these existing locations:

Arkansas

4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. Rodgers, AR 72758
5000 West Pauline Whitaker Pkwy., Rodgers, AR 72758

California

600 Showers Drive, Mountain View, CA 94040
301 Ranch Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035

Florida

11930 Narcoossee Road, Orlando, FL 32832

Georgia

2795 Chastain Meadows Pkwy, Marietta, GA 30066

Kentucky

1550 Nashville Road, Franklin, KY 42134
120 Sam Walton Drive, Russelville, KY 42276

Tennessee

915 North Chancery Street McMinnville, TN 37110
225 Wilkinson Lane, White House, TN 37188
1626 Highway 12 South, Ashland City, TN 37015
2315 Madison Street, Clarsville, TN 37211
5824 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211
4424 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076
2675 Decherd Blvd., Winchester, TN 37398
1334 No. Ellington P, Lewisburg, TN 37091

Texas

25800 Kuykendahl Road, Tomball, TX 77375
1200 North Highway 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165
601 NO. FM 1821, Mineral Wells, TX 76067
1836 South Main Street, Weatherford, TX, 76086
9500 Clifford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76108
300 Kings Fort Parkway, Caufman, TX 75142
2041 North Redbud Blvd., McKinney, TX 75069
1800 Lawrence Street, Gainesville, TX 76240
1750 South Broadway Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
7401 Interstate Highway 30, Greenville, TX 75402
2750 West University Drive, Denton, TX 76201

Patch's Daniel Hampton contributed to this report.

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