An artist rendering of the Oakridge Walmart store.

Oakridge, FL
Walmart is excited to bring a new store to the Orlando community. A 92,000 sq ft Walmart is proposed on Oakridge near Orange Blossom Trail bringing over 250 jobs to the surrounding community. The new urban design will bring lower costs for household items and a full grocery offering along with a pharmacy, significant pedestrian walkways and large landscape buffers.

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners unanimously gave way for the final approval of this project recently.

Click the above image for a rendering of the proposed Orlando store

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