By Chris Edwards
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WOODVILLE – Patrons of the Woodville Walmart store might have noticed a few changes afoot to the store’s interior and exterior throughout the past few months.
The store has undergone a complete remodel, and to celebrate its facelift, a re-opening ceremony is scheduled, beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 20. The Tyler County Chamber of Commerce will be on hand to usher in the re-opening phase with a ribbon cutting.
According to Walmart team member Paula Jones, the public is invited to the event, which will feature dignitaries, as well as food and craft vendors, and even the “Weinermobile” is scheduled to make an appearance.
Representatives from Rep. Brian Babin’s Sen. John Cornyn’s offices will be on hand, Jones said.
The store, in its current location, first opened on Jan. 26, 2005, and brought in 117 new jobs to the county. Before that, Tyler County was served by a smaller Walmart store for 25 years, which opened in 1979.
In the 1990’s, the move to the “super-center,” all-in-one shopping destination for Walmart stores began to take hold, nationally, and when the lease was due on the original Walmart store,
the company decided it would be more beneficial to build a new store for the Woodville market than to renegotiate the lease and remodel the old facility.
The old Walmart building is now used as a shopping center, and once housed the now-defunct Stage as an anchor store.
In addition to groceries, a bakery and deli, as well as housewares, Woodville Walmart also has a gas station and convenience store located on its premises, which was added in 2015.
Another feature, which was added recently, is also expanding. The store’s online grocery pickup option will now feature more spots for customers, according to a representative.
The inside and out facelift for the online pickup will allow for more orders, faster dispense times and better customer service.
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