• Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Walmart has identified a second Windy City location for one its Express stores - in Lakeview, about five blocks east of Wrigley Field.
According to the story, Walmart “has signed a lease and recently filed a building permit for interior construction for a 14,086-square-foot store at 3636 N. Broadway ... The deal marks the second confirmed Wal-Mart Express store on the North Side, in addition to one planned in the River North neighborhood, as Wal-Mart moves to open dozens of city stores over the next several years from mini-Express stores to full-sized Wal-Mart Supercenters that feature general merchandise and groceries over the next several years.”
And, the story notes, “The new Lakeview store would be one mile north of a mid-sized, grocery-focused Wal-Mart Market store planned for 2840 N. Broadway, a development that raised the ire of some residents and community groups in the tony neighborhood.”
• USA Today reports this morning that “just in time for the Fourth of July driving weekend, Wal-Mart is rolling back prices -- on gasoline. The giant retailer is offering 10 cents off a gallon at Wal-Mart and Murphy USA stations when purchases are made with a reloadable Wal-Mart gift card, MoneyCard or a Wal-Mart credit card ... Wal-Mart says that there are no restrictions, including no requirement for store purchases in order to get gas discounts at Wal-Mart stations.”
The promotion will be in effect until September 30, but only in 18 states where the retailer operates: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
According to the story, Walmart “has signed a lease and recently filed a building permit for interior construction for a 14,086-square-foot store at 3636 N. Broadway ... The deal marks the second confirmed Wal-Mart Express store on the North Side, in addition to one planned in the River North neighborhood, as Wal-Mart moves to open dozens of city stores over the next several years from mini-Express stores to full-sized Wal-Mart Supercenters that feature general merchandise and groceries over the next several years.”
And, the story notes, “The new Lakeview store would be one mile north of a mid-sized, grocery-focused Wal-Mart Market store planned for 2840 N. Broadway, a development that raised the ire of some residents and community groups in the tony neighborhood.”
• USA Today reports this morning that “just in time for the Fourth of July driving weekend, Wal-Mart is rolling back prices -- on gasoline. The giant retailer is offering 10 cents off a gallon at Wal-Mart and Murphy USA stations when purchases are made with a reloadable Wal-Mart gift card, MoneyCard or a Wal-Mart credit card ... Wal-Mart says that there are no restrictions, including no requirement for store purchases in order to get gas discounts at Wal-Mart stations.”
The promotion will be in effect until September 30, but only in 18 states where the retailer operates: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
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