We're about to get a new Walmart - across the street from the office. It's not exactly old news but this was the first I'd heard about it. One of the streets around the mall was closed this morning (which did not enhance my commute, I can tell you) and the Mervyn's that used to occupy Walmart's future location has had all its glass doors removed.
The Mervyn's space has been empty for years but it didn't used to be that you could look straight through it. It's not just vacant, it's as deserted as can be. A massive shell housing absolutely nothing except what happens to a space when it's been left empty for so long, lonely for the purpose it was built for.
It looks like it's about to be demolished so I looked on the internet to find out what was going on at the Factoria Mall. And that, my friends, is how I found out that Walmart is coming to town.
Twice.
They're also moving in about four miles from here as well. A Walmart grocery is going in at the old K-Mart location.
I don't know what this means for Bellevue, land of BMW's and Mercedes, Microsoft and Neiman Marcus, but I'm thinking the dress code will be relaxed somewhat.
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