No checkout needed at a new high-tech Walmart in Texas

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Friday, February 10, 2017
Walmart builds new high-tech store in Tomball
In photos and renderings provided to ABC13, you can see what the new Walmart will look like.

TOMBALL, TX -- A new Walmart store in Tomball, Texas -- a suburb of Houston -- will include new convenience and high-tech features, making it unlike nearly any other store in the country.

PHOTOS: Renderings and images from what the new Tomball Walmart will look like

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Photos provided/some photos provided from Lake Nona Walmart store

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The new features will also be tested to see if they'll be put in other Walmart stores across the country, a spokesperson said.

The store, 25800 Kuykendahl Rd., will include the first Walmart Care Clinic in Houston, and the first Chobani Cafe in Texas.

The cafe will be a "Mediterranean-inspired" food center inside the store.

A drive-through pickup lane will allow customers to pick up anything in the store, gathered by a Walmart personal shopper.

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There's no need for a checkout -- mobile scan and go allows you to scan items with your phone as you shop, then pay as you walk out the door.

The store also gets a sleek, modern look with a large glass entry and a new layout.

Grand opening weekend is Feb. 15-19.