- New
Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 9354 Ambleside Drive
- Up
to 95 jobs created by Fishers Walmart Neighborhood Market
- Store
open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
FISHERS,
Ind., Jan. 1, 2014
– Walmart will open the first Walmart Neighborhood Market in
Fishers on Wednesday, Jan. 15, after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
at 7:30 a.m. The new store, approximately one-third the size of a
Walmart Supercenter, is located at 9354 Ambleside Drive near the
intersection of East 131st Street and State Road 37. It is open 24
hours a day, seven days a week. The new store will provide local
customers with a new, convenient option for their grocery shopping
needs, including fresh produce and pharmacy services.
“We
are pleased to welcome Walmart as they open their first Walmart
Neighborhood Market in Fishers,” said Fishers Town Council
President John Weingardt. “The addition of 95 new jobs and the
convenience of another retail option is great news for our
community.”
Smaller
Store, More Convenience
The
Walmart Neighborhood Market format offers quick and convenient
shopping, with a full grocery department, including organic and
natural selections. The store features prepared food options,
fresh-baked breads, self-serve deli and a bakery. The Fishers store
is also tailored to the community, offering local favorites,
including Indiana brewed beers.
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 includes presentations of $8,000 in grants
from Walmart to local community groups. Grant recipients include
Fishers YMCA,
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Fishers Police
Department, Girls on the Run of Hamilton County, Hamilton
Southeastern Schools Foundations, Heartland Church, Indiana Youth
Services Association, Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County, Prevail,
Inc. and St George Orthodox Church of Indianapolis.
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 Indiana
donated approximately 16.4 million pounds of food, in fiscal year
2013, or the equivalent of 13.7 million meals. Additionally, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $31.7 million in fiscal
year 2013 in Indiana alone. For more information on Walmart’s
fight against hunger, visit
http://foundation.walmart.com/our-focus/hunger.
New
Store, New Jobs
The
new store employs up to 95 full- and part-time associates. The first
Walmart Neighborhood Market opened in 1998, and today there are
approximately 300 Walmart Neighborhood Market stores nationwide.
Store
manager Mekey McAllen began her Walmart career in 1991 as a cashier.
“What
a great asset to Fishers,” said McAllen. “I’m genuinely honored
to be a part of this new store coming to this community.”
A
Big Family Welcome
Walmart
is happy to be part of the Fishers community and is ready to
celebrate with residents Saturday, Jan. 18. A Big Family Welcome will
give customers a chance to meet McAllen 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 Fishers 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/walmart5767.
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.