- New
store located at 1320 W. Highway 290
- Elgin
Walmart creates approximately 200 new jobs
Store open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
ELGIN,
Texas, Feb. 12, 2014
– A new Walmart will open Wednesday, Feb. 19, after a brief
ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The new store at 1320 W. Highway
290 is conveniently located and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. It will provide Elgin residents with one-stop shopping
convenience for their grocery and general merchandise needs. The
store also offers pharmacy services.
“The
Elgin Chamber of Commerce is excited to have Walmart join our
community,” said Gena Carter, president of the Greater Elgin
Chamber of Commerce. “The new store brings needed jobs and economic
activity, and provides an additional affordable retail option for
Elgin residents. We look forward to their presence in Elgin and
believe they will complement the existing retail businesses.”
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 sausage from Meyer’s Sausage Company and
meat from Southside Market & BBQ, Inc.
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 $8,000 in
grants from Walmart to local community groups. Grant recipients
include Elgin
Community Cupboard, Elgin Caregivers, Elgin Fire Department, Elgin
Juneteenth Organization, First Baptist Church of Elgin, Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 6115, Elgin Police Department’s Blue Santa
Program, Lost Pines Riding Club and Lexington United Methodist
Church.
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 Texas
donated approximately 43.7 million pounds of food, in fiscal year
2013, or the equivalent of 36.4 million meals. Additionally, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $86.2 million in fiscal
year 2013 in Texas 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 approximately 200 full- and part-time associates.
Store manager Robert Lopez began his Walmart career in 1996 as a meat
cutter. He transferred to Sam’s Club in 2000 but returned shortly
to Walmart in 2003 to begin training for a management position.
“We
look forward to opening a new store in this community where residents
have given our team such a heartfelt welcome,” said Lopez. “It is
great having the opportunity to bring fresh foods, value and
convenience to Elgin. We invite everyone to stop by on grand-opening
day and take advantage of vendor giveaways and promotions.”
Join
the Conversation
Walmart
invites Elgin 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/walmart3170.
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.