- New
Walmart Neighborhood Market located at Belcher Road and Gulf to Bay
Boulevard
- Up
to 95 jobs created by Clearwater Walmart Neighborhood Market
- Store
open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
CLEARWATER,
Fla., Jan. 8, 2014
– Walmart will open a new Walmart Neighborhood Market on Wednesday,
Jan. 15, after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The new
store, approximately one-quarter the size of a Walmart Supercenter,
is located at 2171 Gulf to Bay Blvd. and 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.
“The
Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome another
Walmart Neighborhood Market to our community. New construction and
new employment opportunities are always greatly appreciated,” said
Bob Clifford, president and CEO of the Clearwater Regional Chamber.
“Having the worldwide leader in retail business expanding its
presence in our community sends a clear signal that Clearwater is a
great place to live, work and play.”
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, a bakery, rotisserie chicken,
and beer and wine. The Clearwater store is also tailored to the
community, offering local favorites, including Mediterranean and
kosher items.
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.
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 Florida
donated approximately 26.8 million pounds of food, in fiscal year
2013, or the equivalent of 22.3 million meals. Additionally, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $53.6 million in fiscal
year 2013 in Florida 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 Sarah Parker began her Walmart career in 2006 as a manager
trainee.
“We’re
excited about bringing value, convenience and new jobs to Clearwater
and about becoming involved in this community,” said Parker. “We
invite all our neighbors to stop by on grand-opening day, see the new
store, and take advantage of vendor giveaways and promotions.”
A
Big Family Welcome
Walmart
is happy to be part of the Clearwater community and is ready to
celebrate with residents on Saturday, Jan. 18. A Big Family Welcome
will give customers a chance to meet Parker 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 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/walmart5670. 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.