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Walmart and city praise rapid permitting of dedicated delivery pilot in District 11

3656806 · June 4, 2025
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Walmart representatives and Councilmember Jaime Schultz thanked the city for expedited permitting that allowed a vacant store in District 11 to reopen as a dedicated delivery facility for top SKUs; Walmart said staff opened the site in less than 90 days and completed permitting in about a week.

Walmart representatives and city staff used a June 4 Dallas City Council meeting recognition to describe a public–private pilot that converts a vacant store in the Esparanda area of District 11 into a dedicated delivery facility.

Tina Benitez, a Walmart regional representative, told the council the company piloted the concept in the DFW innovation hub and that the city’s planning and permitting teams and the Dallas…

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