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Article: Supercenter plan O.C. first.
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- Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
- Article date:
- April 12, 2006
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Apr. 12--The nation's largest retailer is eyeing Garden Grove for its first Wal-Mart supercenter in Orange County.
City officials and the retailer confirmed Tuesday a proposal to build a two-story, 170,000-square-foot mega Wal-Mart at the corner of Brookhurst Street and Chapman Avenue. The supercenter format features a full line of groceries, a bakery, a deli, produce, a meat department, canned and frozen goods as well as general merchandise such as appliances and toys.
The supercenter could be an economic boon to the city if it survives any community opposition. Wal-Mart has faced turmoil in the past with other cities, experts say.
"It's not ...