- New store located at 17105 San Carlos Blvd.
- Ft. Myers Beach Walmart creates about 300 jobs
- Store open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart4063
FT. MYERS BEACH, Fla., Oct. 28, 2015 – A new Walmart Supercenter in Ft. Myers Beach will open Wednesday, Nov. 11, bringing a broad assortment of fresh groceries and general merchandise at everyday low prices. Customers will also enjoy convenient 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, with many items available for pickup the same day. The new store will employ up to 300 full- and part-time associates. The store will include a dedicated beach shop.
“We are pleased to bring the first Walmart to Ft. Myers Beach,” said Melissa Simmerman, store manager. “We’re the gateway to the beach, and visitors will find everything they need in our dedicated beach shop, meaning more investment in the local economy. We’ll also have everything our friends and neighbors need to save money and live better, whether they’re shopping for holiday meals or gift giving or everyday needs.”
Fresh, Affordable Produce, Meat and Groceries
The Ft. Myers Beach Supercenter is a full grocery store with fresh
produce, meat, pantry staples and more at Walmart’s everyday low prices. In
addition to organics and nutritious food choices, customers will also find a
full-service deli and in-store bakery offering custom cakes, take-and-bake
pizzas and fresh baked breads. The new store will carry a selection of Florida
Grown products, which will be specially labeled so customers can easily
identify locally sourced produce.
Full-Service
Pharmacy Offers Health and Wellness Services
The pharmacy offers a full range of products and services, including
prescription and over-the-counter medications, health monitors and more.
Pharmacists can administer most commonly requested immunizations, including flu
shots, and the pharmacy features a drive-through window for added convenience. Ft.
Myers Beach residents can easily transfer prescriptions and order refills on
the go with the Walmart
mobile app. In addition, a full-service vision center offers
a wide variety of affordable, quality eyewear – including glasses and contacts
– optical products for all ages, and on-site eye exams.
Millions
of Items with Easy Digital and In-Store Shopping
The store is approximately 150,000 square feet and stocked with quality electronics,
furniture, automotive, sporting goods, home improvement, apparel, toys and more
from top brands at Walmart’s everyday low prices. Like all Walmart stores, the
Ft. Myers Beach store will feature Walmart Pickup, free store pickup service offering free shipping from Walmart.com on
eligible items. Many items are available for pickup the same day.
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.
(Editor’s Note: Please see attached fact sheet for more information about additional services available at this store.)
Job Opportunities at Walmart
The store will employ up to 300
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. Simmerman began her Walmart career in 1991 as
an hourly associate at a store in North Ft. Myers.
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 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 $8,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation to local
community groups including Keep
the County Beautiful and Spirit of Christmas.
The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation to fight hunger in Ft. Myers Beach 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 Ft. Myers
Beach 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 Simmerman 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
Ft. Myers Beach Walmart
Store Facts
- Location: 17105 San Carlos Blvd., Ft. Myers Beach, Fla.
- Size: Approximately 150,000 square feet
- Store manager: Melissa Simmerman
- 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/walmart4063
- #MyNewWalmart
Greater
Convenience and More Ways to Shop:
- Free store pickup program: Customers can shop millions of products on Walmart.com and have them shipped to the store for free
- 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.
- Trade-In programs:
- Smartphone: Customers trading in eligible smartphones can receive an immediate credit of $50 to $300 towards purchase of new smartphone
- Video games: Customers trading in eligible video games can receive an eGift Card for select video games and other electronics
For more
information
- Media contact: Samantha Herrera, Mitchell Communications Group, 479-616-0561
- Walmart Media Relations, 800-331-0085
Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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