- New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 58th and Georgia
- Amarillo Walmart creates about 95 new jobs
- Store open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart4464
Amarillo, Texas, Oct. 14, 2015 – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Amarillo will open to the community Wednesday, Oct. 14, 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 fuel station 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 Amarillo community,” said store manager Tonny Glynn. “We look forward to opening and providing area residents with Walmart’s everyday low prices for the upcoming holiday season.”
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 offering custom cakes.
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. Amarillo 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 Amarillo residents. Customers will find health
and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more
convenient than ever as Amarillo 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.
“I think it’s great that we’ve got so much involvement and growth in these neighborhoods. I see big corporations like Walmart moving into fill areas that are in need of their services. These big corporations’ work with non-profits really benefits our community,” said Paul Harpole, Mayor of Amarillo.
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. Glynn began his career as an assistant
manager in El Paso in 2010.
At Walmart, more than 75 percent of store management teams started as hourly associates. In 2014, 160,000 associates were promoted, and 40 percent of those promotions went to associates within the first year of their employment. Earlier this year Walmart announced it would be investing more than $1B in higher wages and training and other enhancements for its associates.
Community Giving
The
grand-opening celebration includes presentations of $8,000 in grants from the
Walmart Foundation to local community groups including Big Brothers and Big
Sisters of Amarillo and City View Elementary
The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation to fight hunger in Amarillo 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 Amarillo
at two public events. Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
on grand opening day, Oct 14, at 7 a.m. The following Saturday, Oct. 17, local
residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome, which will give customers a
chance to meet Glynn 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, more than 250 million customers and members visit our 11,462 stores under 71 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2015 sales of nearly $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
Amarillo Walmart Neighborhood
Market
Store Facts
- Location: 2711 SW 58th Street, Amarillo, Texas
- Size: Approximately 41,000 square feet
- Store manager: Tonny Glynn
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Grand opening: Wednesday, Oct. 14 following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.
Social
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/walmart4464
- #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.
- Fuel station: Customers paying with Walmart gift card receive discount of 3 cents per gallon, etc.
- 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: John Engleman, Mitchell Communications Group, 479-305-1665
- Walmart Media Relations, 800-331-0085
- Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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