OREANDA-NEWS. October 30, 2015. The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Tifton will open to the community Wednesday, Oct. 28, 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 Tifton community,” said store manager Darren Dillard. “We look forward to opening 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 quick-service deli and in-store bakery offering custom cakes.

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. Tifton 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 Tifton residents. Customers will find health and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more convenient than ever as Tifton 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.

“Walmart’s impact on all of northeast Tifton and surrounding outside communities will be monumental.” said Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater. “I have worked to make Tift Avenue a corridor for commercial growth over the past eight years with eating, shopping and business's for those living and working in that area. Thanks to Walmart for the strategic planning and location on Tift Avenue as this will spur others to build and infrastructure to pursue as needed.” said Cater. 

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 Darren Dillard began his Walmart career in 2006 as a part time overnight stocker at a Supercenter in Tifton. 

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 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community groups including the Salvation Army, Tifton County High School, Tifton County 4H, and Patticake House. The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in Tifton 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.