The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 5221 Brook Road. (Jack Jacobs photo)
Two local big-box retail buildings are about to go dark.
The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 5221 Brook Road will be shuttered on July 28, according to company spokeswoman Felicia McCranie.
And over in western Henrico County, discount chain Christmas Tree Shops is closing its lone Richmond-area store as part of its ongoing bankruptcy.
Walmart’s Northside-area market is an outpost of the retail giant’s grocery-focused concept, which also features a pharmacy and fuel pumps. The company said the location was underperforming financially and that led to the decision to shutter the location. The grocery store occupies a nearly 39,000-square-foot building near the intersection of Brook Road and Azalea Avenue.
The store’s upcoming closure will cap off an eight-year run. The company said the store’s nearly 100 employees will be eligible to transfer to other nearby Walmarts.
Walmart opened the store in August 2015 on the former site of the Virginia Inn motel. The property is owned by an entity tied to The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos., which bought it for $11.7 million in May 2016, according to online county land records.
What might come next for the property is unclear. Inland spokespeople didn’t respond to a request for comment for this article.
Walmart has 17 additional locations in the greater Richmond area, according to the company’s website. That figure consists of two remaining groceries-focused neighborhood markets and 15 larger Walmart Supercenter stores.
Christmas Tree Shops to close location in western Henrico
The Christmas Tree Shops store on Broad Street is the chain’s only location in the region.
The Christmas Tree Shops, a discount home goods, furniture and seasonal items seller, is planning to close its store at 9819 W. Broad St. near Innsbrook as part of the closure of its entire footprint of more than 70 stores in multiple states.
The New Jersey-based chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May with the hopes of remaining afloat. Company spokeswoman Maya Pogoda said the mass closure is due to the company defaulting on a $45 million loan intended to help it get through its bankruptcy and being unable to find a buyer.
The 21,000-square-foot Broad Street store is the company’s only local location and had operated for at least a decade. The store plans to begin its closing sale Friday, Pogoda said. She didn’t provide a timeline on when the store is expected to close its doors for good.
The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 5221 Brook Road. (Jack Jacobs photo)
Two local big-box retail buildings are about to go dark.
The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 5221 Brook Road will be shuttered on July 28, according to company spokeswoman Felicia McCranie.
And over in western Henrico County, discount chain Christmas Tree Shops is closing its lone Richmond-area store as part of its ongoing bankruptcy.
Walmart’s Northside-area market is an outpost of the retail giant’s grocery-focused concept, which also features a pharmacy and fuel pumps. The company said the location was underperforming financially and that led to the decision to shutter the location. The grocery store occupies a nearly 39,000-square-foot building near the intersection of Brook Road and Azalea Avenue.
The store’s upcoming closure will cap off an eight-year run. The company said the store’s nearly 100 employees will be eligible to transfer to other nearby Walmarts.
Walmart opened the store in August 2015 on the former site of the Virginia Inn motel. The property is owned by an entity tied to The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos., which bought it for $11.7 million in May 2016, according to online county land records.
What might come next for the property is unclear. Inland spokespeople didn’t respond to a request for comment for this article.
Walmart has 17 additional locations in the greater Richmond area, according to the company’s website. That figure consists of two remaining groceries-focused neighborhood markets and 15 larger Walmart Supercenter stores.
Christmas Tree Shops to close location in western Henrico
The Christmas Tree Shops store on Broad Street is the chain’s only location in the region.
The Christmas Tree Shops, a discount home goods, furniture and seasonal items seller, is planning to close its store at 9819 W. Broad St. near Innsbrook as part of the closure of its entire footprint of more than 70 stores in multiple states.
The New Jersey-based chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May with the hopes of remaining afloat. Company spokeswoman Maya Pogoda said the mass closure is due to the company defaulting on a $45 million loan intended to help it get through its bankruptcy and being unable to find a buyer.
The 21,000-square-foot Broad Street store is the company’s only local location and had operated for at least a decade. The store plans to begin its closing sale Friday, Pogoda said. She didn’t provide a timeline on when the store is expected to close its doors for good.
They could turn this large site into apartments.
Northside Pickle Ball anyone?
Yep…I’m sure that will pay the bills…
The Walmart Neighborhood market are being phased out. Their Supercenters are their money makers. Wal-Mart most probably has a long-term lease, so the Owners aren’t hurting. Don’t look for anything to develop in the short run.
This store is deplorable & should have closed years ago. I do hope another store with fresh produce considers opening there.
That Walmart store was a horrible store they all had attitude s then they went to self checkout that runined it alot older people don’t won’t that and can’t do it
I wouldn’t count on that…tough area.
More reason of why it’s needed🤨
You’re always welcome to put up your cash to open something there.. Maybe you’re much smarter than the analysts at Walmart and will make a killing.
Less commercial wasted space and more needed residential units please
Good riddens!!! Buh byeeee bout timeeee Lol I second that comment about the rude employees. They’re always standing around, doing nothing, on their phones & in my way while im trying to shop. I literally hated having to go there. The store itself never had what they were suppose to in Stock, sold expired food items, same as the super center down the st. & what’s the point of self check out if you’re going to only open 2 lanes as to ‘watch’ people better? How about open the lines & make the lazy employees do some type of work.… Read more »
They kind of have REASONS for lack of trust. I spoke to an employee at a target in a middling area — not upscale, not crime ridden (Colonial Heights) she told me that I would not BELIEVE how many thieves they catch in a week, and that, of course, they don’t catch all of them. The Walmart greeters have turned into security! Many of these people don’t seem all that sharp! Walmart ends of getting criticized when they do something right and effectly, so I am not surprised that they get criticized when they try something and fail. This concept… Read more »
That Walmart Market really did suck. It was just this weird sad in-between. It wasn’t as good as a traditional cheap grocer and it wasn’t as good as a normal Walmart. With all the changes in Northside, I’m hoping their exit might increase pressure for a grocery store in the Diamond District. Currently the only options in the city near Northside are Whole Foods and Lombardy Kroger. If you’re looking for something between ritzy Whole Foods and run-down Kroger that caters to 19yos, you’re out of luck. I’d love to see a Publix, Fresh Market, Trader Joes, or Wegmans go… Read more »
Well. As someone who didn’t grow up with fancy, and who only experienced something truly nice in the late 90s (Wegmans, but you had to pay more) and as someone who has gotten around a bit and realizes that most of the country doesn’t have the upscale Fresh Markets piping in Vivaldi — I must say that your hopes seem unrealistic. We certainly seem to be getting more spoiled as a culture. Assuming that you and the other commenters are correct that whatever demographics that were pulled from contributed to a “Suck”, I will concede that THAT assessment is perhaps… Read more »
I shopped there a few times. The only criticism I had is that the produce section was always wiped out, they were usually out of staple items, like yellow onions or red potatoes. The rest of the store was decent, and I liked that they had decent assortment of dry-goods/hardware. I never encountered rude employees, but I didn’t really interact with them, due to it was all self checkout. I shopped there at all different times – morning, weekends, afternoon, early evening – and it never seemed overly busy. I was familiar with one other WNM, near my parents house… Read more »