The store was small & very old. It was probably one of the "original" stores ... when Wal*Mart was just a regional chain of stores. I often felt I might see Sam Walton himself walking the narrow isles.
The "big" Wal*Mart at that time, was over in West Little Rock. I went there a couple times but it was just too far away to be practical for me. I stuck with the Lonoke store & did most of my grocery shopping at local Kroger's or Harvest Foods.
I'm sure everyone reading this is well aware of how much Wal*Mart has expanded through out the world. In the United States they seem to now have stores everywhere. As time went on , I had more Wal*Mart stores opening up in my area to choose from ... all of them "super stores"; meaning they sold groceries as well.
As more Wal*Mart's opened, I started going to new stores in Jacksonville & Cabot, Arkansas to shop. [The one in Cabot got so popular & busy for that town, Wal*Mart built a newer, bigger store on the land next to the original store. They closed the old one & moved next door.]
A super store was built & opened in North Little Rock -- finally !! Of all the locations, this one is the closest to me in distance ... about 10 miles. It's also the Wal*Mart store I don't care to shop at.
I've never been pleased with the N.L.R. store. It always seemed a bit "messy" & the shelves poorly stocked. They refurbished & re-did the store less than a year ago, but the cosmetic changes didn't do much to change my opinion of the store.
The nicest Wal*Mart store is a new one in Sherwood, Arkansas; just the other side of the North Little Rock city line. It's big, clean, well stocked & just a few more miles for me to drive to shop at.
And now ... a NEW Wal*Mart store has opened ... in Lonoke !!!
I knew there were plans to close the old store. Either that, or turn it into a Wal*Mart museum. It really was that old.
WAL*MART -- LONOKE, ARKANSAS
The new store is across Interstate-40 from Lonoke proper, & while not a "super store", it has an excellent grocery selection & just about everything I would want & need at Wal*Mart. It''s about three times bigger than the old store. I've been to the store several times now & have been pleased each time with what I find.
It's going to be a long time before I want/need to go to the N.L.R. store again. I really don't know why that store has such a negative effect on me. I want to think ALL Wal*Mart stores would be maintained the same way. Not so.
I'm going to continue shopping at the Lonoke, Arkansas store. I'll still keep my eyes open for Sam Walton.
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