- New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 7000 Iron Bridge Road
- Richmond Walmart creates about 95 new jobs
- Store open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart3892
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 2, 2015 – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Richmond will open to the community Wednesday, Sept. 9, bringing a broad assortment of fresh, affordable groceries at Walmart’s everyday low prices. Customers will also enjoy the convenience of on-site services such as a full pharmacy and a free store pickup service providing an easy way to shop millions of products on Walmart.com. The new store will employ up to 95 full- and part-time associates.
“We are proud to be a part of the Richmond community, and we look forward to opening and providing area residents with Walmart’s everyday low prices,” said store manager William Billups. “As the first retailer to enter Richmond’s Watermark community, we will work tirelessly to ensure that we exceed the expectations of our neighbors, creating a shopping experience they’ll fall in love with.”
Fresh, Affordable Produce, Meat and Groceries
The store offers fresh produce and meat, pantry staples and a full line
of groceries from leading brands.
In addition to organics and nutritious food choices, customers will also find a full-service deli and in-store bakery. The new store will carry a selection of Virginia Grown products such as Hanover tomatoes, which will be specially labeled so customers can easily identify locally sourced produce.
Full
Service Pharmacy
The Neighborhood Market includes a pharmacy with a full range of products,
immunizations and services and Walmart pharmacists ready to assist customers
with product and prescription questions, including pet medications. Richmond
residents can easily transfer prescriptions and order refills on the go with
the Walmart mobile app. A drive thru pharmacy window makes prescription drop
off and pick up quick and easy.
Millions
of Items with Seamless Digital and In-Store Shopping
The store is approximately 41,000 square feet and offers a wide assortment
of products to meet the needs of Richmond residents. Customers will find health
and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more
convenient than ever as Richmond residents can shop seven million items on
Walmart.com, many of which can be shipped for free to any Walmart store through
Walmart Pickup.
The Walmart mobile app for iPhone and Android makes shopping easier than ever. Customers can refill prescription medications, create shopping lists, search the location of items in their store, check weekly ads and prices, save eReceipts and shop Walmart.com through the app.
Job Opportunities at Walmart
The store will employ up to 95
associates for full- and part-time positions within the store. Applicants interested in careers at Walmart can apply
at a store’s hiring kiosk or online at Walmartcareers.com. Billups, a Richmond native, began his Walmart
career in 2007 as a part-time cashier at a store in Richmond.
At Walmart, more than 75 percent of store management teams started as hourly associates. In 2014, 160,000 associates are promoted, and 40 percent of those promotions go to associates within the first year of their employment. Earlier this year Walmart announced it would be making more than a $1B investment in higher wages and training and other enhancements for its associates.
Community Giving
The
grand-opening celebration includes presentations of $9,000 in grants from
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community groups including Chesterfield
County Police Foundation, Communities in Schools of Virginia, J.G. Hening
Elementary School, Presbyterian Homes and Family Services Inc., and YWCA of
Richmond. The new store will also
continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in
Richmond and across the U.S. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation recently
exceeded a $2 billion goal to fight hunger one year ahead of schedule and have
donated more than 1.5 billion pounds of food to those in need across the
country.
Two
Celebration Events: Grand Opening and A Big Family Welcome
Local associates will provide a special welcome to members of Richmond
at two public events. Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
on grand opening day, Sept. 9, at 7:30 a.m. The following Saturday, Sept. 12,
local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome, which will give customers
a chance to meet Billups and enjoy fun family activities and free food samples
while supplies last. Join the celebration from noon to 3 p.m.
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, we serve nearly 260 million customers who visit our 11,532 stores under 65 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2015 revenue of $486 billion, Walmart employs more than 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/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
FACT SHEET
Richmond Walmart Neighborhood
Market
Store Facts
- Location: 7000 Iron Bridge Road, Richmond, Va.
- Size: Approximately 41,000 square feet
- Store manager: William Billups
- Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand opening: Wednesday, Sept.9, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.
Social
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/walmart3892
- #MyNewWalmart
Greater
Convenience and More Ways to Shop:
- Free store pickup program: Customers can shop millions of items on Walmart.com with free shipping to the local store. Many items are available for pickup the same day.
- Walmart Mobile App: Customer can refill prescription medications, create shopping lists, search the location of items within the store, check weekly ads and prices, save eReceipts and shop Walmart.com.
- Financial services
- Bluebird: A product by American Express that provides an alternative to traditional checking and debit accounts
- Access to starter kits for Green Dot’s “GoBank” checking account services
- Money Transfers, Money Orders, and Express Bill Pay offered through MoneyGram
- Walmart Money Card offered through Green Dot
- Bill Payment offered through CheckFreePay
- Walmart2Walmart Money Transfers offered through RIA
- Gift Cards for use at any Walmart store or at Walmart.com.
For more
information
- Media contact: Ashley Helms, Capital Results, 804-771-5303
- Walmart Media Relations, 800-331-0085
- Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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