- Store
located at 33 Sherwood Drive
- Approximately
30,000 additional square feet
- Tilton
Walmart creates approximately 80 additional jobs
Store open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week
TILTON,
N.H., Jan. 22, 2014
– An expanded Walmart will unveil the changes Wednesday, Jan. 29,
after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 a.m. The expanded store at
33 Sherwood Drive is conveniently located and is open 6 a.m. to 10
p.m., seven days a week. It will provide Tilton residents with
one-stop shopping convenience for their grocery and general
merchandise needs. The store also offers pharmacy services.
The
expansion adds approximately 30,000 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.
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
Over
the last three years, the Tilton store has given more than $30,000 in
grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community
groups.
In
addition to the grants given, 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 New Hampshire donated approximately 1 million
pounds of food, in fiscal year 2013, or the equivalent of 840,000
meals. Additionally, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more
than $2.6 million in fiscal year 2013 in New Hampshire 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 Gregory Boom began his Walmart career in 2001 as an unloader,
an hourly position.
“We
are excited to expand our grocery offerings and bring additional jobs
to Tilton,” said Boom. “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 Tilton community and is ready to celebrate
with residents on Saturday, Feb. 1. A Big Family Welcome will give
customers a chance to meet Boom 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 Tilton 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/walmart2369.
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.
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