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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Wal-Mart presses on with Snohomish County plans 8/13/07   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, August 13, 2007 Wal-Mart likes its store in Tulalip Herald staff It's the Wal-Mart rumor that won't die, no matter how often it's knocked down. Jennifer Holder, the retailer's local spokeswoman, hears it often, as do local planning officials. The rumor? That once Wal-Mart opens its new stores in Arlington and Marysville, it will close its highly successful location on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. No matter that the store is one of the 10 most successful Wal-Mart locations in the nation, based on sales. Or that it was one of the original anchors for the tribe's Quil Ceda Village retail center along I-5. Or that it is always busy and was expanded into a supercenter just three years ago. Holder reiterated that it wouldn't make sense to close that store, and that Wal-Mart enjoys a good relationship with its landlord, the Tulalip Tribes. The two new stores won't significantly cut into business at the Tulalip location. Wal-Mart believes there should be enough business to support all three nicely, Holder said.

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