WinCo buys Garland tract for growing North Texas presence

GARLAND – WinCo Foods LLC has purchased a 12-acre tract at 1122 W. Centerville Rd.

The grocer plans to build an 85,000-sf store at the northeast quadrant at the northeast quadrant of Centerville and I-635. The store is scheduled for completion by spring 2015.

The Idaho-based grocer — known for going head-to-head with Walmart — began expanding in Dallas-Fort Worth in the past year, by opening its first two stores in McKinney and Fort Worth. Winco Foods plans to open a North Richland Hills and Lewisville location as well.

This 12-acre parcel of land in Garland gives WinCo an opportunity for growth and further visibility to North Texas residents, said McGregor Converse, a senior vice president at Dallas-based Venture Commercial.