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| Photo of the closing Walmart Neighborhood Market courtesy of NorthFulton.com |
Retailer announces closure of Alpharetta store.
For the second consecutive month and third time this year, Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is closing a metro Atlanta Walmart Neighborhood Market store.
For the second consecutive month and third time this year, Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is closing a metro Atlanta Walmart Neighborhood Market store.
Walmart announced this past Friday that the company plans to close their Neighborhood Market store in Alpharetta Crossing shopping center no later than May 7th. The 46,000 square foot store at the corner of Haynes Bridge Road and Old Milton Parkway opened in fall 2012. The store employs about 70 people. Walmart is trying to find positions in nearby locations for those wishing to remain with the company.
"The decision comes after a careful review process, including financial performance and strategic alignment with long-term plans," said Phillip Keane, director of communications for Walmart’s East Coast Division.
The market’s pharmacy will be open at least through the end of April, Keane said, and staff will work with customers to assist with transferring prescriptions.
The company operates two Walmart Supercenters in Alpharetta, one at 5200 Windward Parkway, the other at 5455 Atlanta Highway. Walmart plans to open a new Supercenter on the north side of Browns Bridge Road (Hwy. 369) just west of GA 400 in Cumming, later this fall. The store, which was first proposed around 2007, broke ground last year and was previously expected to open next month.
Overall, the company operates more than 200 Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs in Georgia.
Walmart closed their Neighborhood Market on Highway 92, just west of the Roswell city limits, earlier this month after less than four years in business. The Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Bellemeade shopping center on Powder Springs Road in Marietta closed in February.
There is speculation the company will continue to close additional Neighborhood Market stores both locally and nationwide in the coming months.
Are you surprised Walmart continues to close Neighborhood Market stores? Which local Neighborhood Market store do you think the retailer will close next? What would you like to see open in place of the Neighborhood Market in Alpharetta?
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