- Store located at 506 State Road on Route 6
- Approximately 11,000 additional square feet
- North Dartmouth Walmart creates approximately 80 additional jobs
- Store open 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass., Oct. 21, 2013 – An expanded Walmart will unveil the changes Wednesday, Oct. 30, after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The expanded store at 506 State Road is conveniently located on Route 6 close to the Dartmouth Mall, and will be open from 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. It will provide North Dartmouth residents with one-stop shopping convenience for their grocery and general merchandise needs. The store also offers pharmacy services.
The expansion adds approximately 11,000 square feet to the existing store and will allow for a larger selection of merchandise for customers. New departments include fresh produce, fresh bakery, meat, seafood, deli and dry grocery and expanded frozen dairy.
One-Stop Shopping Convenience
The store features quality, value-priced general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, toys, sporting goods, and lawn and garden items. It also offers a full line of groceries, including organic and natural selections in addition to local favorites. Some local products available include Portuguese sausages, such as Linguica and Chourico, from Amaral's and Gaspar's and items from Tony's Bakery.
The pharmacy offers a full range of products and services. Pharmacy team members can answer product and prescription questions and customers can ask about health and wellness solutions.
Community Giving
The grand-opening celebration also includes presentations of grants from Walmart to local community groups.
In addition to the grants given as part of the grand opening, the new store will further Walmart's pledge to fight hunger in America. As part of Walmart's and the Walmart Foundation's $2 billion commitment to fight hunger through 2015, Walmart stores in Massachusetts donated approximately 880,000 pounds of food, in fiscal year 2013, or the equivalent of 730,000 meals. Additionally, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $3.4 million in fiscal year 2013 in Massachusetts alone. For more information on Walmart's fight against hunger, visit http://foundation.walmart.com/our-focus/hunger.
More Store, More Jobs
The store employs approximately 300 full- and part-time associates, including approximately 80 positions created by the expansion. Store manager Jennifer Martin began her Walmart career in 1993 as a cashier at the Raynham store.
"We are excited to expand our grocery offerings and bring 80 additional jobs to North Dartmouth," said Martin. "We invite everyone to stop by and see the new expansion, enjoy our grand-opening festivities and take advantage of vendor promotions and giveaways."
A Big Family Welcome
Walmart is happy to be part of the North Dartmouth community and is ready to celebrate with residents on Saturday, Nov. 2. A Big Family Welcome will give customers a chance to meet Martin and enjoy fun family activities such as face painting, cupcake decorating and free food samples while supplies last. Join the celebration from noon to 3 p.m.
Join the Conversation
Walmart invites North Dartmouth shoppers to share their in-store experience on Facebook and Twitter by using #MyNewWalmart. Visit the My Local Walmart Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/walmart2157. Fans of the local page can receive information about rollbacks, in-store events, meal solutions and more.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, more than 245 million customers and members visit our more than 10,800 stores under 69 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 10 countries. With fiscal year 2013 sales of approximately $466 billion, Walmart employs more than 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmartnewsroom. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.