New Edgewood Supercenter Brings One-Stop Shopping Closer to Home
Shoppers to find more value in convenient new format
EDGEWOOD, N.M., March 3, 2008 – Edgewood residents and local officials are anticipating the upcoming opening of the first area Wal-Mart Supercenter. Added savings and a convenient layout coupled with the store’s sustainable features and mountain-lodge accents help to connect this store with the needs of this Sandia Mountain community. Located at 66 State Road 344 directly off of Interstate 40, the store will open its doors on Friday, March 7, and will provide customers a one-stop shopping destination for everyday needs including groceries to lawn and garden supplies to $4 prescriptions.
The store’s façade reflects the area’s architecture with natural colored brick, stacked stones and accents of wooden beams, while the inside features earth-toned colors, wide aisles, lower shelving and easy-to-read signage to help shoppers find just what they need. Sustainable features are showcased throughout the store including skylights, light-emitting diode (LED) refrigerated case lighting, motion-sensor lighting in the freezer cases, recycled building materials and motion-sensor water faucets and lighting in the restrooms.
“We have everything our residents need in one stop,” says Store Manager James Torres. “Bringing opportunities for our friends and neighbors to save money and live better is just one way we will be a partner to this community.”
Customers throughout the East Mountain area have waited anxiously for the 211,617-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter to open in order to reduce traveling to Albuquerque. “This will help out the town financially, no doubt,” says Edgewood Mayor Howard Calkins. “Now the dollars that were spent in travel and time can shift either to savings for our residents or to shopping locally, bringing even more retail tax revenue to town.”
The store officially opens its doors at 8 a.m. In addition to the Edgewood store, a Wal-Mart Supercenter will open Wednesday, March 5, in Bernalillo.
Variety and Low Prices at the Wal-Mart Supercenter
Wal-Mart customers from Edgewood and the surrounding area can shop for groceries, purchase custom cakes in the bakery, and enjoy a wide selection in the store’s delicatessen 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The store will have dry and frozen food sections, meat and dairy products, fresh produce and liquor sales. The store’s general merchandise departments include a full lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, sporting goods, books, toys, electronics, fine jewelry, apparel and accessories, and an infant section.
For added convenience, a vision center, a Tire and Lube Express with a bay to service recreational vehicles, a Wal-Mart Connect Center for wireless phone sales and a one-hour photo lab will also be highlights of the new store. Additional leased space and services include a McDonald’s restaurant, a SmartStyle Family Hair Salon and a Regal Nails Salon. The store’s pharmacy will also feature two convenient drive-through lanes and will offer Wal-Mart’s expanded $4 prescription program.
“We anticipate many customers turning to our pharmacy for prescriptions to manage many conditions,” says Torres. “We want our local residents to know they can come to rely on our pharmacy which brings the Wal-Mart prices they expect.”
The $4 prescriptions are now available for most commonly treated medical conditions. In fact, Wal-Mart’s program offers a quality prescription product for up to 95 percent of the prescriptions written in the majority of therapeutic categories.
Jobs Another Plus for Edgewood
The Edgewood Supercenter will also provide more jobs to the area. The store will employ a total of 450 associates. The national average wage for full-time hourly Wal-Mart associates is $10.65 per hour.*
Manager Torres started his career with Wal-Mart in 2001 in Belen. He recently was manager of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albuquerque, and has also worked for Wal-Mart in Colorado.
Wal-Mart in New Mexico
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As of February, Wal-Mart employed 15,000 associates and owned and operated the following facilities in New Mexico:
• Supercenters: 30
• Discount Stores: 3
• Neighborhood Markets: 2
• Sam’s Clubs: 7
• Distribution Centers: 1
Grand Opening Festivities to Have Local Flair
The grand opening ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, March 7, with members of the Moriarty High School R.O.T.C. presenting the colors. Students from Moriarty High School will perform the national anthem. Following brief comments from store leaders, Mayor Calkins will cut the ribbon to signify the opening of the new Supercenter.
Numerous product samples and giveaways from Coke, Pepsi and others will be available throughout grand opening day. Ernie the Keebler Elf and Tony the Tiger will also make character appearances.
About Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
Every week, millions of customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club locations across America or log on to its online store at www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States. To learn more, visit www.walmartfacts.com, www.walmartstores.com, or www.walmartfoundation.org.
EDITOR’S NOTES
• An invitation-only open house for VIPs, Wal-Mart associates and their families is scheduled for Thursday, March 6, at 6 p.m. Preview tours will be provided and checks will be presented to some of the community organizations this evening. Reporters and photographers are welcome.
• James Torres, store manager, can provide details about the grand opening, offer quotes for interviews and arrange for photo opportunities or preview tours. He can be contacted at 505-268-3043.
• Statements and quotes on behalf of Wal-Mart should not be obtained from or attributed to agency employees.
• *Average wage taken February 2008. See www.walmartfacts.com for more details.
FACT SHEET
Edgewood Wal-Mart Supercenter
Store fast facts
• Location: 66 State Road 344, Edgewood, N.M.
• 211,617-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter
• Grand opening celebration: 8 a.m., Friday, March 7; doors to open at 8 a.m.
• Store manager: James Torres
Charitable giving
$18,000 in charitable contributions will be provided to area organizations including:
• Edgewood Community Library
• Edgewood Elementary School
• Edgewood Firefighters Association
• Enhancement Legacy
• Moriarty Edgewood School District
• Moriarty High School
• Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office
• Wildlife West – New Mexico Wildlife Association
Store features
• Full line of groceries, bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products, fresh produce, liquor sales, apparel and accessories, toys, books, infant section, fine jewelry, expanded electronics and home entertainment department, sporting goods, Tire & Lube Express with recreational vehicle service, lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, family fun center, one-hour photo lab, pharmacy with two drive-through lanes, vision center, Wal-Mart Connect Center
• Additionally, leased areas in the store include a SmartStyle Family Hair Salon, a Regal Nails Salon and a McDonald’s restaurant
• The new Supercenter will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Employment
• The store plans to employ approximately 450 associates.
• The national average wage for full-time hourly Wal-Mart associates is $10.65 per hour.*
• Store Manager James Torres began his Wal-Mart career six years ago as an assistant manager in training in Belen.
• Wal-Mart benefits – available to eligible full- and part-time associates – include healthcare insurance with no lifetime maximum. Wal-Mart also offers a 401(k) plan and profit sharing contributions, whether an associate contributes or not, store discount cards, company performance-based bonuses, stock purchase program and life insurance.
• * Average wage taken February 2008. See www.walmartfacts.com for details.
For more information
• Store manager: James Torres, 505-268-3043
• Wal-Mart Home Office spokesperson: Amy Wyatt-Moore, 800-331-0085
• Media contact: Kim Moss, 505-888-5877, DW Turner
Wal-Mart information online: www.walmartfacts.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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