Walmart is Building Physical Stores That Don’t Actually Sell Anything. Here’s Why…

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Love online shopping but hate the hassle of in-store pickup?

Walmart recently started testing pickup point locations that don’t actually sell anything! That means you can order items for in-store pickup, head to the pickup location and grab your order without ever entering the store – perfect for busy parents who don’t want to get their kiddos out of the car and/or when there is bad weather!

As an example, Walmart recently opened its first Walmart Pickup Point, a 40,000 square-foot prototype store outside of Chicago in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Customers simply drive up to designated parking spots, and a Walmart worker loads up their car with their order. Although this Lincolnwood location looks like a Walmart supercenter, customers are not able go inside – it is strictly an order pick-up facility.

What do you think about potentially never having to shop inside a store again?

Does this idea sound good to you or would you miss browsing the aisles? When we think of not going into a physical store and possibly shopping entirely from our phones, it kind of makes us sad and actually brings back fond memories of walking the aisles at Blockbuster. Oh how we miss those Friday night movie outings!