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Suburb of 6,000 Residents Shuts Door on Wal-Mart

ATLANTA-Elected officials in Avondale Estates, five miles east of Downtown Atlanta in DeKalb County, say no to the retailer's plans to build a $15-million, 203,000-sf supercenter at the shuttered Avondale Mall.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on December 22, 2004

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ATLANTA-Elected officials in Avondale Estates, a suburban city of 6,000 residents five miles east of Downtown Atlanta, have listened to their constituents and rejected an annexation plan that would have allowed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to build a $15-million, 203,000-sf supercenter at the shuttered Avondale Mall site.

Officials at the retailer’s Bentonville, AR headquarters declined to comment but area brokers familiar with Wal-Mart’s strategy tell GlobeSt.com the company is considering asking the DeKalb County commission to rezone the 23-acre tract for general commercial use. Wal-Mart purchased the land in September.

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