Article: Wal-Mart Plans to Build Second Store in Burlington, N.C.

Byline: James Moffat

Apr. 16--After months of speculation, Wal-Mart could finally be coming to east Burlington.

Wednesday afternoon, the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer submitted plans to the Burlington planning department for a 203,000-square-foot supercenter. According to site plans, the store would be located on 26.5 acres at Graham-Hopedale Road and North Mebane Street.

Besides general merchandise found in all Wal-Mart stores, the supercenter would have a grocery store, pharmacy, garden center, tire and lube center, vision center, deli, restaurant, photo studio and bank.

The site would include a small .84-acre outparcel lot on the ...

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