McDonald’s is closing hundreds of restaurants located in Walmart stores, expected to be finalized by the summer.
Approximately 150 restaurants will remain at Walmart after another wave of planned closures.
Walmart spokesperson Molly Blakeman said the spaces aren't sitting empty as they could continue to fill them.
Blakeman said Domino's, Taco Bell, and Charleys Philly Steaks have occupied some spots as have other businesses like barbershops. She added that Walmart is adding Ghost Kitchens and Hissho Sushi, one of the country’s largest wholesale sushi vendors, in some stores.
The McDonald's-Walmart partnership began in the mid-90s. At the partnership's peak, there were roughly 1,000 McDonald's restaurants in Walmart stores.
There were roughly 500 McDonald’s locations in Walmart stores at the start of 2020, down from more than 800 in 2012.
About 200 US McDonald's stores closed in 2020, and over half were "low-volume restaurants in Walmart store locations, according to Kevin Ozan, McDonald’s chief financial officer.
McDonald's announced last July that it was accelerating restaurant closings amid the coronavirus pandemic.


Union-Aligned Investors Question Amazon, Walmart and Alphabet on Trump Immigration Policies
Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz
FedEx Beats Q2 Earnings Expectations, Raises Full-Year Outlook Despite Stock Dip
Shell M&A Chief Exits After BP Takeover Proposal Rejected
Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand
Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law
Nike Shares Slide as Margins Fall Again Amid China Slump and Costly Turnaround
Elliott Management Takes $1 Billion Stake in Lululemon, Pushes for Leadership Change
Harris Associates Open to Revised Paramount Skydance Bid for Warner Bros Discovery
Volaris and Viva Agree to Merge, Creating Mexico’s Largest Low-Cost Airline Group
LG Energy Solution Shares Slide After Ford Cancels EV Battery Supply Deal
Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein to Retire, Leaving Legacy of Premium Strategy
TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement
Blackstone Leads $400 Million Funding Round in Cyera at $9 Billion Valuation
ANZ New CEO Forgoes Bonus After Shareholders Reject Executive Pay Report
OpenAI Explores Massive Funding Round at $750 Billion Valuation
Toyota to Sell U.S.-Made Camry, Highlander, and Tundra in Japan From 2026 to Ease Trade Tensions 



