Walmart to Open 'Neighborhood Market' Grocery Store on Mission Avenue in Oceanside

Walmart will open North County's first Neighborhood Market grocery store in a vacant building at 1046 Mission Avenue, the company announced Wednesday.

"This new store will put an empty commercial space back to work for our residents, providing affordable goods and high-quality jobs," Deputy Mayor Jerry Kern stated. 

The store would create some 65 jobs, according to the company. 

The store would be Walmart's fourth store in the city; the other three are supercenters. The company has about 250 Neighborhood Markets, including 24 in California, according to the announcement. 

The Oceanside store will feature energy-efficient lighting and plumbing, the announcement added. Construction will begin as early as this month, Ben Sullivan, of the City of Oceanside told Patch.