News Room

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Back to Top February 2010
Feb. 05, 2010	-	Paper? Plastic? At Walmart, the push for reuseable
Feb. 05, 2010	-	3 Wal-Marts testing purge of plastic bags
Back to Top January 2010
Jan. 26, 2010	-	Wal-Mart opens its doors to 73 young shoppers
Jan. 18, 2010	-	Walmart Announces the Completion of Apple Valley Distribution Center Solar Project
Jan. 07, 2010	-	Walmart's Expanded California Solar Power Initiative Moves Forward, Completes Three More Stores
Back to Top December 2009
Dec. 11, 2009	-	Wal-Mart opens its doors to 73 young shoppers
Dec. 02, 2009	-	Upland Wal-Mart gives donation to Pomona Valley Harley Davidson Group for toy drive
Back to Top November 2009
Nov. 30, 2009	-	'Shop with a Cop' for kids returning in December
Back to Top October 2009
Oct. 27, 2009	-	Walmart Adds Grocery Savings to Bakersfield
Back to Top September 2009
Sep. 25, 2009	-	Walmart donates to Hollyvale
Sep. 16, 2009	-	Walmart Brings Savings and Convenience to Morgan Hill
Back to Top August 2009
Aug. 31, 2009	-	Walmart.com Adds Nearly One Million New Items with the Launch of Walmart Marketplace
Aug. 17, 2009	-	KISS' SONIC BOOM CD/DVD Package Available Exclusively at Walmart Stores October 6
Aug. 14, 2009	-	Walmart Foundation's Green Jobs Training Initiative Awards $550,000 to Conservation Corps of Long Beach Grant to support local green economy
Aug. 11, 2009	-	Back to school in style
Back to Top July 2009
Jul. 27, 2009	-	Walmart Adds Grocery Option to Oceanside Store
Jul. 22, 2009	-	Cool Off with Locally Grown Watermelon at the American Canyon Walmart
Back to Top June 2009
Jun. 29, 2009	-	Walmart will remodel prior to its expansion
Jun. 16, 2009	-	Walmart Opens Next Generation High Efficiency Store in Sacramento
Jun. 15, 2009	-	Walmart Supports Scholarships for Hispanic Law Students
Jun. 12, 2009	-	Chicago (IL), Long Beach (CA), Milwaukee (WI), San Francisco (CA), St. Louis (MO) and Providence (RI) honored by Walmart Foundation for Leadership in Green Jobs Training
Jun. 03, 2009	-	Walmart U.S. To Create More Than 22,000 Jobs In 2009
Back to Top May 2009
May 11, 2009	-	Trade official reports Walmart supercenters contribute tax revenue
May 11, 2009	-	Rosemead Walmart gets a revamp
Back to Top April 2009
Apr. 28, 2009	-	Walmart expands California solar project
Apr. 22, 2009	-	Walmart to Nearly Double Solar Energy Use in California
Apr. 16, 2009	-	El Monte Sam's Club Opens in Familiar Location with Fresh Look
Back to Top March 2009
Mar. 20, 2009	-	Rumors of gang initiation attacks at Walmart called a hoax
Back to Top February 2009
Feb. 25, 2009	-	Walmart.com Makes Tens of Thousands of the Popular Nintendo DSi Available for Online Preorders Today
Feb. 10, 2009	-	Second Walmart planned for Elk Grove