Puerto Rico
Walmart opened its first store in the municipality of Fajardo in 1992. The first Sam’s Club opened in Bayamón in 1993. Two more Sam’s Club followed in 1994, and in 2001, the first Walmart Supercenter opened in the Municipality of Cayey. In 2003, the company acquired Supermercados Amigo. Walmart Puerto Rico launched its newest format, Super Ahorros, in November 2008. The current President and CEO of Walmart Puerto Rico is Renzo Casillo. Our headquarters are in Caguas. For more information, please visit http://www.walmartpr.com Community In 2008, we contributed more than $2 million to support local non-profit organizations. Our stores and associates raised an additional $1 million. Through our community involvement programs, we have donated funds to more than 75 local non-profit organizations throughout the island, as well as the American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Museo de Arte de Ponce, The Salvation Army, Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, American Red Cross and United Way, among many others.
Walmart Puerto Rico launched its first Hurricane Tour in August of 2008 in a joint effort with the State Emergency and Disasters Management Agency. Free educational sessions on what to do before, during and after a hurricane were held in Walmart Supercenters, Sam’s Clubs and Supermercados Amigos across the island. Sustainability
We held our first Sustainability Forum in March 2009. The forum brought together diverse sectors in a collaborative effort to promote sustainability on the island. Among the topics discussed in the forum were global warming and its effect on the island, initiatives and actions to diminish our environmental impact, the importance of sustainability in the local market, renewable energy and solid waste, reforestation and environmental conservation, as well as the initiatives we developed through our Sustainable Development Program launched in 2006. During the summer of 2008, we opened two Supercenters with sustainable features. The supercenters, located in Ponce and Canóvanas, use energy saving features such as LED lights in all refrigerator doors, system dimming of lights using exterior lighting sensors, cooling systems that use minimal refrigerant and automatic bathrooms that use less water. The company’s recycling program, “Tómatelo en serio, recicla por Puerto Rico” has been recognized for involving nearly 80,000 students in a massive recycling contest around the island.
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