South Walton to get second Walmart

[Professor]

A Natural Grocers would be great.

 

[Matt J]

Remember when you moved here for the simplicity of it all? Now everyone wants a Whole Foods, Costco, Nordstroms, etc. Remember when the appeal of this place was partly due to the fact that we don't have those things?

 

[Teresa]

Remember when you moved here for the simplicity of it all? Now everyone wants a Whole Foods, Costco, Nordstroms, etc. Remember when the appeal of this place was partly due to the fact that we don't have those things?

Yes! Except I wanted some grocery stores and now we have them. I didn't miss Walmart or fast food one bit.

 

[jodiFL]

This one is just going to be a neighborhood market......wait till the big one is built in Freeport.

 

[Matt J]

This one is just going to be a neighborhood market......wait till the big one is built in Freeport.

You ain't lying! Any idea where it's going?

 

[SUP Boarder]

This Walmart represents the painful reminder that SoWal is becoming the BIG CITY we moved to get away from

 

[Poppaj]

This Walmart represents the painful reminder that SoWal is becoming the BIG CITY we moved to get away from

This is a bit comical given Walmart’s success was built on their strategy of building their stores in SMALL TOWNS something no other major retailer was doing.

 

[Jane]

This Walmart represents the painful reminder that SoWal is becoming the BIG CITY we moved to get away from

That was Publix.

 

[jodiFL]

You ain't lying! Any idea where it's going?

East of 331 on 20 is what I heard.

 

[leeboy]

East of 331 on 20 is what I heard.

I can't believe they would pass up 331 tourist traffic.