Walmart will reinvest $6 million in a 12-week renovation and upgrade to its Andalusia store which begins this weekend, local manager Jared Lickteig told the Andalusia City Council Tuesday.

“This is a full-blown remodel that starts Sunday night, April 10, and will be completed by June 24,” Lickteig said. “The $6 million reinvestment includes all-new fixtures and the newest technologies.”

A similar renovation recently was completed in Troy, and is currently underway in Enterprise he said. The store will remain open throughout the renovation project, he said, although some areas of the store may be closed at time. 

The project will begin in the grocery section, where customers will soon see wider aisles. Increases in online grocery shopping means the company is installing new coolers and freezers for that process,  creating an easier traffic pattern for shopping those areas in-store, he said. 

The changes will give Walmart the capacity to increase the number of online grocery orders it can accommodate in a day from 280 to 595. 

“We’re averaging 150 orders a day, with 270 orders a day in peak times,” he said. 

The pet section will move to the current infant section, he said, and the store’s departments will shift accordingly. 

The local store broke the $100 million mark in total sales last year, he said, adding that sales increased 14 percent last year, and continue to increase this year. 

The local store also acts as a fulfillment center for Walmart.com, he said. As a result, the local store has increased inventory and additional products, he said.