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Prairie Grove’s 14,000-SF Walmart Express was one of the 154 stores across the country that Wal-Mart closed last month.  The Bentonville retailer closed  all of its 102 Express stores.
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Cities in Arkansas Scrambling to Fill Vacant Walmart Locations

Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced last month it was closing 154 stores in the United States, Gentry Mayor Kevin Johnston has been on the phone and sending emails trying to attract a grocery store to the Benton County town. read more >

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