- New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 1355 Knox Abbott Drive
- Cayce Walmart creates about 95 new jobs
- Store open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand opening event Wednesday, June 29, 7:30 a.m.
- Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart5378
CAYCE, S.C., June 22, 2016 – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Cayce will open to
the community Wednesday, June 29, 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, 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 Cayce community,” said store manager Katrina
Nichols. “We look forward to opening in time for the busy July 4th holiday
weekend and providing area residents with Walmart’s everyday low prices.”
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 and fresh
baked breads.
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. Cayce 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 Cayce residents. Customers will find health
and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more
convenient than ever as Cayce 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.
“We are excited to
welcome the new Walmart Neighborhood Market,” said Cayce Mayor Elise Partin. “This
will bring 95 new jobs to our city and a welcome addition. Given the
market research and feedback we have heard from our citizens, we know another
great grocery store is what the people of Cayce are looking for!"
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. Store manager, Katrina Nichols began her
Walmart career in 2000 as a cashier at a store in North Augusta.
Starting in 2015, Walmart began
making a $2.7 billion investment over a two-year period in higher wages, more
scheduling choices and further training for its associates. As part of
increased wages across the company, the average full time hourly associate now
makes $13.53 an hour in South Carolina. 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. The new investment is designed to help make Walmart not only
a better place to shop but a better place to work.
Community Giving
The
grand-opening celebration includes presentations of grants from 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 Cayce 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 the Cayce
community at two public events. Store associates will host a brief
ribbon-cutting ceremony on grand opening day, June 29, at 7:30 a.m. The
following Saturday, July 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, July 3, from 12
p.m. to 4 p.m. local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome celebration.
This will give customers a chance to meet Nichols and enjoy fun family activities
and free food samples while supplies last.
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, nearly 260 million
customers and members visit our 11,527 stores under 63 banners in 28 countries
and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal
year 2016 revenue of $482 billion, Walmart employs more than 2.3 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.
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FACT SHEET
Cayce Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store Facts
- Location: 1355 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, S.C.
- Size: Approximately 41,000 square feet
- Store manager: Katrina Nichols
- Hours:
24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Grand
opening: Wednesday, June 29, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30
a.m.
Social
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/walmart5378
- #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: Katie Johnston, Mitchell, 225-715-5480
- Walmart
Media Relations, 800-331-0085
- Walmart
information online: www.corporate.walmart.com;
merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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