SMITH'S IS GOING TO TRY WHERE WAL-MART FAILED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE GROCERY CHAIN HAS SIGNED A DEAL TO BUY THE LAND AT COORS AND MONTANO THAT WAL-MART WANTED BACK IN 2013.
AT THAT TIME STIFF OPPOSITION FROM NEIGHBORS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND ULTIMATELY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL LED THE BIG RETAILER TO GIVE UP ON TRYING TO OPEN A 98-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT STORE. TRAFFIC, CRIME AND DAMAGE TO THE BOSQUE WERE THE MAIN CONCERNS.
SMITH'S STORES ARE SMALLER THAN THAT BUT WILL STILL NEED TO JUMP THROUGH ALL THE REGULATORY HOOPS.
