New Walmart Brings Jobs, Fresh Values to Logan

New store brings 350 jobs, donates more than $18,000 in community grants

LOGAN, Utah, June 11, 2009 – A new Walmart will open in Logan this month, introducing the company’s next generation of store design and customer experience to the area. Customers will find fresh produce, favorite brands and everyday savings among the store’s wide aisles. The store will open to customers at 8 a.m., Wednesday, June 17.

Walmart worked with local officials to create a store that complements the local community. Located at 1150 S. 100 West, the 177,538-square-foot store features a rock and stucco façade. Natural elements on the property were considered during construction, and special care was taken to preserve mature trees throughout the process. A wetland area and a small stream on the south end of the property were carefully preserved as well.

Economic Impact Includes 350 New Jobs
The store plans to employ approximately 350 associates, according to Store Manager Russell Hall.
Three of the Logan store’s associates have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years.

“We are eager to welcome the Logan community to our new store,” said Hall. “Our customers will find a store that very much reflects their shopping needs and preferences.”

Layout Improves Customer Experience
In recent months, Walmart has taken major steps to refresh its stores, merchandise and customer experience. The improvements have all come together in the company’s newest stores, such as the Logan store, bringing customers faster service, a friendlier shopping experience and cleaner stores.

The new Walmart is designed to make shopping easy for customers. The layout creates an open shopping environment with wider aisles that contain no product displays. A bright interior color palette creates an inviting shopping experience and helps define the store’s merchandise areas. Lower shelving creates an improved sightline and directional signage on every aisle helps customers find what they are looking for quickly.

Walmart also combined the customer service desk, site to store pick-up location and photo lab in one area near the entrance. Customers now have easy access to these services, as well as associates on hand to help meet their needs.

The store will also feature The Fly Shop, a department that caters to the area’s boating and outdoors enthusiasts. The Fly Shop features pontoons, boats, fly-fishing gear and camping equipment. Customers can also get updates on fishing conditions and information on local recreational areas.

Store Design Incorporates Environmentally Friendly Features
Beyond its appearance, the Logan store, like all new Walmartludes energy-efficient technology and environmentally friendly features to reduce energy and water consumption and minimize waste. The store’s skylights harvest daylight and reduce the amount of energy required to light the store by up to 75 percent daily. LED lighting throughout the store operates 70 percent more efficiently than traditional fluorescent lighting. Low-flow toilets and faucets reduce the water used in the bathrooms.

Community Organizations Benefit from Grand Opening Grants
As part of Walmart’s commitment to the communities in which it operates, the new store will present over $18,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation during the grand-opening celebration. Associates at the Logan Walmart selected the Cache Community Food Pantry to receive a special $5,000 grant to help replenish inventory and supplies at the facility. Other organizations receiving grants include Centro De La Familia De Utah, City of Millville, City of Nibley and Paradise City.

Ribbon-Cutting Celebration 7:30 a.m., June 17
Community and business leaders will join Walmart associates at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony. Miss Teen Cache Valley McKenzie Hamilton will perform the national anthem, and members of the local American Legion chapter will present the colors. Logan Mayor Randy Watts and representatives from the Cache Chamber of Commerce will cut the ribbon to the new store. Throughout the day, customers will be able to enjoy character appearances, product samples and giveaways.

About Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart 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 Stores, Inc. (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. More information about Walmart can be found by visiting www.walmartstores.com. Online merchandise sales are available at www.walmart.com.

EDITOR’S NOTES
• An invitation-only open house for grant recipients and other VIPs is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. It will include preview tours and check presentations to representatives of community organizations. Reporters and photographers are welcome.
• Store Manager Russell Hall is available for interviews and to arrange photo opportunities or tours. He can be reached at 435-753-2111.

FACT SHEET
Logan Walmart

Store facts

Location: 1150 S. 100 W. St., Logan, Utah
177,538-square-foot Walmart
Store opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, following a 7:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony
Store manager: Russell Hall

Store features

Full line of groceries, bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products, fresh produce
More than 30 merchandise departments such as apparel and accessories, fine jewelry, a lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, and a full line of electronics
Convenience services include a pharmacy, digital photo processing center, Family Fun Center and Walmart Connect Center.
Leased areas and services include a Subway restaurant and a SmartStyle Family Hair Salon.
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Charitable giving

$18,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation to the following area organizations:
- Cache Community Food Pantry
- Centro De La Familia De Utah
- City of Millville
- City of Nibley
- Paradise City

Employment

Store plans to employ approximately 350 associates
The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in Utah is approximately $10.98 per hour*
Walmart benefits – available to eligible full- and part-time associates – include health insurance with no lifetime maximum. Walmart 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 2009. See www.walmartstores.com for details.

For more information

Store Manager Russell Hall is available for interviews and to arrange photo opportunities or tours. He can be reached at 435-753-2111.
Walmart information online: www.walmartstores.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com

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