OREANDA-NEWS. September 10, 2015.  The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Baton Rouge will open to the community Wednesday Sept. 9, 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 Baton Rouge community,” said store manager Joseph Washington. “We look forward to opening and providing our friends and neighbors with Walmart’s everyday low prices on items for upcoming football tailgates as well as holidays.”

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. Local products like ice cream from New Orleans Ice Cream Company will be available in store as well.  

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. Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge residents. Customers will find health and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more convenient than ever as Baton Rouge 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 at a store’s hiring kiosk or online at Walmartcareers.com. Washington began his Walmart career 13 years ago as assistant manager and has previously served as manager at two other Louisiana stores.

At Walmart, more than 75 percent of store management teams started as hourly associates. In 2014, 160,000 associates are promoted, and 40 percent of those promotions go 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 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community groups including Baton Rouge Fire and Police Department as well as Baton Rouge school.  The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge at two public events. Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony on grand opening day, Sept. 9, at 7:30 a.m. The following Saturday, Sept. 12, local residents are invited to A Big Family Welcome, which will give customers a chance to meet Washington 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 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
Baton Rouge Walmart Neighborhood Market

Store Facts
  • Location: 11550 Coursey Blvd., Baton Rouge, La.
  • Size: Approximately 42,000 square feet
  • Store manager: Joseph Washington
  • Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Grand opening: Wednesday, September 9 following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.am.
 
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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.