Menards plans new store at Kmart site in Merriam, Kan.

After withdrawing consideration of a new store in Shawnee, home improvement retailer Menard Inc. is looking next door in Merriam, Kan.

The Eau Claire, Wis., company - which confirmed it's building two stores in Springfield - is scheduled next week to meet with neighbors of the Merriam Kmart site, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.

After Merriam City Council in October discussed entering an agreement with Menards, the company pulled its agreement to build in Shawnee.

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