Walmart Neighborhood Market brings new jobs and fresh groceries to Columbia

New store offers convenient in-store and digital shopping at Walmart prices; Opens Jan. 27, 2016 

 

COLUMBIA, SC – The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Columbia will open to the community Wednesday, Jan. 27, 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 pickupservice providing an easy way to shop millions of products on Walmart.com. The new store will employ up to 105 full- and part-time associates.

“We are proud to be a part of the Columbia community,” said store manager Jennifer Worley. “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 full-service deli. The new store will carry a selection of Harvin Choice Meats from Sumter, which will be specially labeled so customers can easily identify locally sourced selections of meat.

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. Columbia 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 Columbia residents. Customers will find health and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more convenient than ever as Columbia 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 105 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 Jennifer Worley began herWalmart career in 2006 as a part time jewelry associate in Keyser, WV.

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 S.C. 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 was held on Saturday, Jan. 23, and included presentations of $8,000 in grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local community groups including the Columbia Fire Department, South Carolina Special Olympics, Harvest Hope Food Bank, HB Rhame Elementary and South Carolina Lions Charitable Services.  The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in Columbia 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.

 

• New Walmart Neighborhood Market  located at 3603 Broad River Road
• Columbia Walmart creates about 105 new jobs
• Store open6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily
  • Fuel station open 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.
  • Pharmacy open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m-7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Grand opening event Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 a.m.

• Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart5318

 

 

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 athttp://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com andhttp://www.samsclub.com.