Prairie Grove

Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to debut its first two Walmart Express format stores on June 8, according to www.abcnews.com. One of the two stores will be located in Gentry, Ark., while the other Walmart Express store is set to open in Prairie Grove, Ark. Additionally, a third Walmart Express is slated to open in Ridgefield, N.C., in mid-June. The Walmart Express stores are marked by a long, narrow concrete box, which features a powder-blue Walmart Express sign, and are less than one-tenth of the size of a supercenter. The stores, which have exposed pipes and yellow walls,