Walmart executives back Plan México after meeting with Sheinbaum

Four months aft Walmart announced plans to walk US $6 cardinal to bring 9 much of its stores to Mexico, the retail giant’s CEO and respective apical executives met with President Claudia Sheinbaum and emerged from the gathering pledging compliance with the administration’s broad strategy for economical improvement known arsenic Plan México.

“We met astatine the National Palace with Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc., and his team,” Sheinbaum wrote connected her authoritative X relationship connected Tuesday. “They reaffirm their investments successful our state and their committedness to joining Plan México.” 

Nos reunimos en Palacio Nacional con Doug McMillon, presidente y manager ejecutivo de Walmart Inc., y su equipo. Confirman las inversiones que tienen en nuestro país y su compromiso de integrarse al Plan México. pic.twitter.com/cgBgx3q64p

— Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) August 5, 2025

Walmart is well-positioned to enactment Plan México. Of its 33,000 suppliers, 85% are tiny and medium-sized Mexican companies, and 83% of the products it sells successful the state are made successful Mexico. That fits nicely with Plan México’s accent connected home accumulation and reduced dependence connected imports, particularly from Asia.

Local occupation instauration is besides a precedence of Plan México, and Walmart’s announced concern is expected to bring 5,500 much nonstop jobs to the 200,000 radical it present employs successful Mexico.

Besides the opening of 9 caller stores successful its Bodega Aurrerá, Sam’s Club, Walmart Supercenter, and Walmart Express formats, the concern volition see the operation of 2 organisation centers successful the authorities of Tlaxcala and the Bajío region. These centers volition incorporated artificial quality and precocious robotics to optimize logistics. 

The Walmart CEO’s gathering with Sheinbaum follows the resignation of Ignacio Caride arsenic wide manager of Walmart Mexico and Central America past week.

Cristian Barrientos Pozo, existent wide manager of Walmart Chile, volition presume the presumption of wide manager for the Mexico and Central America portion connected an interim ground portion the institution seeks a imperishable replacement. 

With reports from Infobae and El Sol de México