GAINESVILLE - They may look like they are ready to open now but it will be another few weeks, at least, before the two new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets in Gainesville open.<br />
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A spokeswoman for Wal-Mart said Friday "both of the Gainesville West (Browns Bridge) and the Gainesville North (Thompson Bridge) Walmart Neighborhood Markets are slated to open in late January."<br />
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The one on the north side of town is being constructed on the site of the old Lanier Plaza Shopping Center just north of the Thompson Bridge Road/Enota Drive intersection. The one on the westside will be a part of the Lanier Commons Shopping Center at Browns Bridge and McEver roads and will occupy space that once housed a Food Lion and several other establishments. <br />
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Plans for the two new food markets were announced last July. (See earlier story. Link below.)<br />
