Comments on: Atmore Retail: No Word If Burke’s, Freds Will Re-open, But Walmart Will Open Soon

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:51:35 +0000

The new Walmart is providing jobs to a lot of local people. Better paying jobs than Freds or Burkes can afford to support. Those who are running their mouth about the “evil Walmart invasion” tend to forget that.

By: Dm

Dm — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:21:40 +0000

I think people are going to be surprised with walmart, in the same stores in other locations they only have one rack of clothes.

By: janice S.

janice S. — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:27:05 +0000

sure hope that Fred’s re opens. I live in Atmore and shop locally. When Wal mart gets here, I wll not have to leave the area for my check day.

By: eyeswideopen1

eyeswideopen1 — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:00:46 +0000

Sure need Burkes and definitely Freds to open back up. I dont buy much from Walmart in Pensacola, but I drive to Atmore just to shop your stores. Freds is my favorite.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:00:27 +0000

Why would they reopen. Wal mart kills all small buisness. Atmore is dead anyway. I never spend my hard earned money there. Gas alone is 20 cent less in brewton so worth my time to shop there or bay minette, no tears here when they shut the lights off in that town finally

By: Puddin

Puddin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:24:15 +0000

I really hope they re open Freds and Burkes. I just cant get used to them not being there. Freds especially really throws me. Im so used to dashing up there jnstead of driving all the way to Pensacola if I need something. Walmart is great, but its so far north of town that I might just as well continue going to the super center in Pensacola.

By: CW

CW — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:59:41 +0000

If they rebuild Fred’s maybe it’ll be like the new store in Summerdale, that is the nicest one I’ve seen.

By: Nancy H

Nancy H — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:49:00 +0000

I love to shop Burke’s & Fred’s. I would hate for them not to reopen. It is so disappointing to think the corporate offices would hestitate in rebuilding. We need those stores.

By: Becka P

Becka P — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:18:59 +0000

Glad to hear this will be an all purpose Walmart. I had heard earlier that it would just be groceries. We already have grocery stores! Good news! Hope too that the other two stores will be able to reopen.

By: RANDY TROMBLEY

RANDY TROMBLEY — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:51:55 +0000

SHURE AM GLAD TO SEE WALMART COMING IN. I HOPE FREDS AND BURKS WILL RE-BUILD. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MORE BUSINESS IN ATMORE, LIKE I USED TO DO WITH SWIFT LUMBER AND BONDURANTS. THANKS