- New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at Shady Grove Dr. and Barksdale Blvd.
- Bossier City Walmart creates about 95 new jobs
- Store open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart5204
Bossier City, La., Nov. 11, 2015 – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Bossier City 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 are proud to be a part of the Bossier City community,” said store manager Eddie Horn. “We look forward to opening and providing our friends and neighbors with Walmart’s everyday low prices just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.”
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, fresh baked breads and tortillas.
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. Bossier City 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 42,000 square feet and offers a wide assortment
of products to meet the needs of Bossier City residents. Customers will find health
and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more
convenient than ever as Bossier City 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.
“The new Walmart Neighborhood Store offers an excellent and convenient retail addition to the residents of south Bossier City,” said Bossier City Mayor Lorenz Walker. “I thank Walmart for making this investment in our city which will no doubt have a positive impact on our local economy in terms of jobs and future business growth in south Bossier City.”
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. Horn began his Walmart career in 2001 as an hourly
associate at a store in Natchitoches.
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 or
the Walmart Foundation to local community groups. The new store will also continue a commitment
by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in Bossier City 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 Bossier
City at two public events. Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting
ceremony on grand opening day, Nov. 11, at 7:30. The following Saturday, Nov.
14, local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome, which will give
customers a chance to meet Horn 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
Bossier City Walmart Neighborhood
Market
Store Facts
- Location: 4000 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City, La.
- Size: Approximately 42,000 square feet
- Store manager: Eddie Horn
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Grand opening: Wednesday, Nov. 11, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.
Social
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/walmart5204
- #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: Rachael Stanton, Ehrhardt Group, 985-951-9558
- Walmart Media Relations, 800-331-0085
- Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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