The retail chain said it is spending more than $110 million this year as part of its previously announced $3.5-billion investment into technology, including piloting 10 hybrid locations that house fulfillment centres for online orders. (The Logic)

Talking point: The company’s Vaughan, Ont. store is one of the new hybrid centres. The newly built supercentre, which opened last Thursday, is the retailer’s “most modern omnichannel store,” the company said, with a 10,000-square-foot fulfillment space that can complete eight times more online orders than the average store. It “will serve as an incubator to test future omnichannel features.” The other nine hybrid stores used existing locations, spokesperson Adam Grachnik told The Logic in an email. While he said they are operational, he would not share their locations. Walmart also plans to renovate about 19 stores this year to make room for e-commerce, expand grocery pickup and hire more staff to deal with online-shopping demand, which has grown significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.