Walmart Nears Completion of The Villages Store

A 47,982-square-foot Neighborhood Market on Phillips Court is close to finished, with no opening date announced yet.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Retail

Photograph of a plain stucco commercial building beside an empty fuel canopy and unlit pumps across a broad, newly paved lot in Florida daylight. — Walmart is nearly finished building a Neighborhood Market and 20-pump gas station in The Villages, though no opening date has been announced. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Walmart is nearly completing construction of a Neighborhood Market on a 9.26-acre parcel at 16625 SE 91st Phillips Court in The Villages. The development includes a 20-pump gas station at 9185 SE 165th Mulberry Lane.

Why it matters

The project adds to Walmart's recent expansion in the Villages area, which already includes two other Neighborhood Market or Supercenter openings earlier in 2026. Local Community Development District supervisors have raised concerns that the site's access road was not built for heavy retail traffic.

The store occupies a 9.26-acre parcel and spans 47,982 square feet, with a 20-pump gas station planned at a separate Mulberry Lane address. The source does not state a projected opening date or the cost of the project.

The players

Walmart

Walmart is a multinational discount retailer headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, that operates large-format stores including Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets across the United States.

Community Development District 4

Community Development District 4 is a special-purpose local government within The Villages that manages infrastructure and services for part of the retirement community.

The details

Construction began less than a year before publication, and detailed site plans were released earlier in 2026 after Villages-News.com first reported the plans in summer 2025. Community Development District 4 supervisors have questioned using SE 91st Phillips Court as a primary entrance, since the road was originally built as an internal corridor and was not engineered for commercial freight trucks.

Summer 2025: Villages-News.com first reported plans for the grocery store.
Early 2026: Detailed site plans were released.
Early March 2026: Walmart held a Supercenter grand opening at State Road 44 and Morse Boulevard.
June 2026: Walmart opened a Neighborhood Market in Lady Lake.
November 5, 2026: The Phillips Court store was reported as nearly complete.

Market Landscape

The Villages store follows Walmart's Neighborhood Market rollout, which has placed smaller-format grocery stores alongside its larger Supercenters in the same region this year. The expansion builds out Walmart's presence in a fast-growing retirement market where competition for grocery and fuel customers is concentrated.

Residents near Phillips Court may see changes in traffic and parking once the store opens, since the access road was not built for heavy retail volume. Shoppers in the area will gain a nearby grocery and fuel option once the store and its 20-pump gas station begin operating.

The takeaway

Store openings often bring access and traffic questions that play out after construction ends, so residents near new commercial sites may want to track the road and entrance plans. Watching for an official opening date will show when the new options become available.