Wal-Mart in Roswell to close; 68 employees to be impacted

Some folks in Roswell must drive a little further if they want to keep shopping at Wal-Mart.

The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on 4651 Woodstock Road NE — in the Sandy Plains Village Shopping Center — will close its doors Friday, April 7. An estimated 68 employees are expected to be impacted, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Philip Keene, Wal-Mart’s director of communications for the southeast, said he doesn’t anticipate Wal-Mart losing those employees.

“We have several other locations around that area and feel confident about being able to place associates in those other stores,” Keene said. “We feel pretty good about retaining those employees.”

There are three Wal-Mart SuperCenters within seven miles of the one closing.

Keene said the final payment date for someone working in the Roswell store who did not want to transfer is May 28. Severance packages will be offered to employees who do not transfer, Keene said.

On March 3, Wal-Mart closed a store in Marietta. Wal-Mart closed seven Georgia stores in early 2016.

When asked if any other Georgia Wal-Mart stores will close soon Keene said, “not at this time and not to my knowledge."