A new Walmart Supercenter in La Vergne will open Wednesday, Aug. 24, bringing a broad assortment of fresh groceries and general merchandise at everyday low prices.
Customers will also enjoy convenient 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, with many items available for pick-up the same day.
The new store will employ up to 200 full- and part-time associates
“We invite all of our friends and neighbors to come and see the new store,” said Deborah Cox, store manager. “We will have everything our customers need for Labor Day from food, décor and picnic essentials to grills, outdoor gear and games for the entire family.”
Fresh, Affordable Produce, Meat and Groceries
The La Vergne Supercenter is a full grocery store with fresh produce, meat, pantry staples and more at Walmart’s everyday low prices. In addition to organics and nutritious food choices, customers will also find a full-service deli and in-store bakery offering custom and personalized cakes and fresh baked breads. Wedding cakes may be ordered from the bakery as well.
Full-Service Pharmacy Offers Health and Wellness Services
The pharmacy offers a full range of products and services, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, health monitors and more. Pharmacists can administer most commonly requested immunizations, including flu shots, and the pharmacy features a drive-through window for added convenience. La Vergne residents can easily transfer prescriptions and order refills on the go with theWalmart mobile app. In addition, a full-service vision center offers a wide variety of affordable, quality eyewear – including glasses and contacts – optical products for all ages, and on-site eye exams.
Millions of Items with Easy Digital and In-Store Shopping
The store is approximately 186,000 square feet and stocked with quality electronics, furniture, automotive, sporting goods, home improvement, apparel, toys and more from top brands at Walmart’s everyday low prices. Like all Walmart stores, the La Vergne store will feature Walmart Pickup, free store pickup serviceoffering free shipping from Walmart.com on eligible items. Many items are available for pick up the same day.
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.
“La Vergne is proud to welcome this new Walmart Supercenter,” said La Vergne City Mayor Dennis Waldron. “Our residents are excited about the shopping conveniences this store will offer, and I am looking forward to the economic impact this new store will bring our community.”
Job Opportunities at Walmart
The store will employ up to 200 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 atWalmartcareers.com. Store manager, Deborah Cox, began her Walmart career in 2002 as an hourly assistant manager trainee at a store in Franklin.
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 $13.63 an hour in Tennessee.
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.
Renewing American Manufacturing
Walmart committed to purchase an additional $250 billion in products that support American jobs by 2023.
Community GivingThe grand-opening celebration includes presentations of $8,000 in grants from Walmart Foundation to local community groups. The new store will also continue a commitment by Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to fight hunger in La Vergne 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.
Grand Opening Celebration
Store associates will host a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony for the community on grand opening day, Wed., Aug. 24, at 7:30 a.m.
About WalmartWal-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 visitinghttp://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.comandhttp://www.samsclub.com.
Greater Convenience and More Ways to Shop:
· Free store pickup program: Customers can shop millions of products on Walmart.com and have them shipped to the store for free
· 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
Walmart2Walmart Money Transfers offered through RIA
Bill Payment offered through “CheckFreePay”
Gift Cards for use at any Walmart store or at Walmart.com.
Trade-In programs:
Smartphone: Customers trading in eligible smartphones can receive an immediate credit of $50 to $300 towards purchase of new smartphone
Video games: Customers trading in eligible video games can receive an eGift Card for select video games and other electronics