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Walmart Expected To Open in Novi This September

The Detroit Free Press reports that the company hopes to have a grand opening on Aug. 15.

The new Walmart is expected to open in Novi Town Center by September, according to an article in the Detroit Free Press.

Construction began on the 150,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter this summer.

In June, about their hopes that the new Walmart will help boost the economy in .

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Novi City Manager Clay Pearson said the megastore should breathe new life into a “difficult retail environment” by moving onto the site.

“People are excited,” he said.

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Steve Russo, president of Russo Communications, which handles public relations for Novi Town Center, said the change in the retail landscape keeps in line with efforts to revitalize the shopping center.

“Novi had always intended to redevelop that shopping center,” Russo said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that this will bring in new traffic.”

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