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Walmart Closing Stores: Georgia List

Retail giant Walmart is closing 269 stores, the majority of them in the U.S. Seven stores in Georgia were identified in the list released Friday.

Across the U.S. the company announced all 102 Walmart Express locations will be closed, as well as 23 Neighborhood Markets, 12 Supercenters, seven stores in Puerto Rico, six discount centers, and four Sam’s Clubs.

“Closing stores is never an easy decision, but it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future,” said Doug McMillon, Wal-Mart Stores president and CEO. >>>read more.

Chipotle Will Close Feb. 8 For Company-Wide Meeting

Chipotle will temporarily close stores on February 8 for a company-wide meeting about food safety, according to multiple reports, after outbreaks of E. coli and norovirus at locations across the country have sickened hundreds of customers and led to a criminal investigation.

The popular burrito chain’s stores will be closed “for a few hours” on that Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported. >>>read more.

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Hoverboards banned at Georgia Gwinnett College

• The campus police chief said reports of fire and other safety concerns got the boards banished from the school.

Bond Denied For Woman Charged in 5-State Jewelry Theft

• Abigail Lee Kemp and fellow suspect Lewis Jones III are accused of robbing stores across the southeast, including Jared Vault in Woodstock.

‘Wow House’: Live Like An NFL Star

• Former Atlanta Falcons All-Pro running back Michael Turner is selling his mansion in Suwanee.

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