Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open its Gastonia Neighborhood Market location on January 14, 2015. The 41,000 square-foot store is at 2323 S. New Hope Road. It will operate from 6 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week.

The Gastonia location will offer an assortment of merchandise, including fresh produce and meats, frozen foods and groceries. It also will sell health and beauty products, as well as pet and cleaning supplies. The store will have a drive-through pharmacy.

Additional items - including toys, gifts, electronics and home decor - can be ordered at Walmart.com and shipped to the Gastonia store for free. The store will employ about 95 full- and part-time workers. Wal-Mart has opened Neighborhood Market locations in Kings Mountain and Waxhaw since December 2014.

It has announced plans for three additional locations in this region - two in Charlotte and one in Newton.