Wal-Mart plans to open four stores in the District of Columbia, The Washington Post reported in its Thursday edition.
The retailer continues to move forward with plans to open smaller outlets in major metropolitan areas. In Chicago, Wal-Mart won approval for its second and third stores in Chicago in the middle of 2010.
Wal-Mart already operates stores in Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, but it has never had a store in Washington, D.C. The four stores would be built in Washington neighborhoods where retail options are relatively scarce and space can be an issue. One of the stores is planned on the site of a former car dealership and another as part of a new mixed-use development, The Washington Post said.
A Wal-Mart representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
