The world’s largest retailer is the buyer of the region’s largest shopping mall. A spokesman for Walmart confirmed that it is the new owner of Monroeville Mall, the 1.2 million-square-foot shopping complex on 186 acres of land that has been a focal point of the East suburbs for more than 50 years.

The Monroeville Mall is about to change. Opened in 1969, the Monroeville Mall has seen a lot of changes over the years, and there's a new one with the introduction of Walmart as the property's new owner,

Retail giant Walmart bought Monroeville Mall, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. But no specific plans for the 186-acre site have been released, said Mark Rickel, director of corporate communications for Walmart.

Big changes are coming to the Monroeville Mall. The once-thriving mall will soon be redeveloped after it was just sold for $34 million.

Walmart acquired Monroeville Mall and is interested in its future redevelopment, pointing to potential changes for the site.

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