- New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 2700 Ward Blvd.
- Wilson Walmart creates about 95 new jobs
- Store open 24 hours, seven days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart4545
WILSON, N.C., Oct. 27, 2015 – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Wilson will open to the community Wednesday, Nov. 11, 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 look forward to opening and providing area residents with Walmart’s everyday low prices,” said store manager Randy Galloway. “Our customers will be able to find the essentials for preparing their holiday meals here in our store.”
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. The new store will carry a selection of local products such as Brightleaf Hotdogs, Atkinson Pastry Strips and Bass Farm Sausage.
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. Wilson 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 Wilson residents. Customers will find health
and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more
convenient than ever as Wilson 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 online
at Walmartcareers.com. Galloway began his Walmart career in 1988 as an assistant
manager.
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 $6,000 in grants from Walmart to local
community groups including Wesley Shelter Inc., Community Soup Kitchen, The
SPOT, Diversified Opportunities Inc., Wilson Preparatory Academy and Civil Air
Patrol. The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the
Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in Wilson 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 Wilson at
two public events. Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
on grand opening day, Nov. 11, at 7:30 a.m. The following Saturday, Nov. 14,
local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome, which will give customers
a chance to meet Galloway 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
Wilson Walmart Neighborhood
Market
Store Facts
- Location: 2700 Ward Blvd., Wilson, N.C.
- Size: Approximately 41,000 square feet
- Store manager: Randy Galloway
- Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand opening: Wednesday, Nov. 11, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.
Social
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/walmart4545
- #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: Mayci Smith, Mitchell Communications Group, 479-422-6636
- Walmart Media Relations, 800-331-0085
- Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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