Future Walmart 'Neighborhood Market' in Lithonia To Create 90 Jobs
Most of the positions would be full-time, a Walmart spokesman said. Some Patch readers in want more upscale options and employers in the area.
The Neighborhood Market that Walmart plans to build in place of the Big Lots at Covington Square in Lithonia would create about 90 jobs, according to Bill Wertz, Walmart's director of community and media relations, east. Most of the jobs are full time, he said. There's still some time before the hiring process begins. Demolition of the Big Lots, whose lease is coming up at Covington Square, has to happen first. Construction of the new 40,000 square foot store would start next year, Wertz said. Between the Neighborhood Market and the new L.A. Fitness under construction across the street, about 140 jobs are expected to be created in the area from those two businesses. In the first Patch article about the Walmart's plans for a Neighborhood …
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Patricia Warren
6:22 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A Whole Foods or a Trader Joe's would be a welcome addition to the Stone Mountain/Lithonia area. Properly placed, I believe these stores could prosper. Many of us have to travel a good distance to do this type of shopping. more ›