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Wal-Mart Becomes a Church?

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:34 AM

Once Wal-Mart moves to a bigger and better store, what happens to the monstrosity of a building left behind?

Wal-Mart Realty, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., takes care of trying to locate new tenants for the old building, sell the property, or find new uses. Incidentally, if you want to buy or lease a former Wal-Mart, check out the ones available nationwide here: http://wal-martrealty.com/Buildings/Main...

Some new uses for former Wal-Mart buildings in other communities include the new home of Arkansas State University, a Mercedes-Benz dealership, a telephone company call center, a pizza place, and even a church!

To view some photos of these new uses:

http://wal-martrealty.com/Buildings/Phot...

Of course, our own former Linton Wal-Mart has seen a new use by becoming the new home for a Goody's clothing store several years ago. If you've been watching the recent construction take place, a farm supply store will be co-occupying the building soon.

The building looks great, and I'm very happy to see the pavement repairs completed recently over the much-needed area by the traffic light.


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Though I'm normally not a fan of the Megastore, I think Wal-Mart Realty is a great concept, not knowing the specifics.

Though they're not legally obligated to identify tenants, I think it's a solid gesture given the giant footprint these complexes tend to occupy in smaller communities.

-- Posted by GarthHudson on Thu, Sep 20, 2007, at 9:04 AM


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