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Walmart Will Bring Looting-Damaged Stores Back

Walmart said Friday it was committed to investing in Chicago. Along with reopening stores that were damaged by looting, primarily on the city’s South and West Sides, it will also add services both at the store level and citywide.

Within the four Supercenters and four Neighborhood Markets Walmart operates within Chicago, the retailing giant plans to add its Walmart Health concept, currently in a pilot phase. The timeline for rolling out the service wasn’t immediately clear.

Although he didn’t specify the location, Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillan said in an open letter Friday that the company would build a Walmart Academy to support growth and development of store associates.

“We will partner with local organizations, institutions and community leaders to expand job opportunities for those in the community who are most at risk,” McMillan said. “And, we will look for more ways to support community-based efforts around the store.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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