DALLAS-Walmart will invest $200 million to launch more than a dozen new projects here. The retailer announced five specific locations for the new stores including three stores in the southern part of the city.

The expansion more than doubles the number of Walmart locations inside Dallas city limits and will create thousands of jobs for North Texans. Many of the projects will be Neighborhood Market full service grocery stores, they will also include Sam's Clubs and Supercenters, which are stores containing both general merchandise and full line grocery assortments.

"Clearly, Walmart understands the strong economic fundamentals of our city's economy and sees tremendous potential," says Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. "And all indications are, if these stores do well, especially in Southern Dallas, more stores will come."