Miamisburg Walmart Brings More Jobs, Fresh Savings

Newly relocated Walmart store brings 200 new jobs to the community

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, June 10, 2009 – A new Walmart will open in Miamisburg 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 newly relocated store will open to customers at 8 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, and is located at 8800 Kingsridge Drive.

Economic Impact Includes 200 New Jobs
The new Miamisburg Walmart will employ approximately 400 associates, including 200 new jobs createdpositions added by the relocation, according to Store Manager Ed Protiva. Seventy-one of the store’s associates have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years, and seven associates have worked at the store since its original opening in 1990. Protiva began his Walmart career in 1997 as a cart-pusher at a store in St. Clairsville.

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 Miamisburg store, bringing customers faster service, a friendlier shopping experience and cleaner stores.

“Shoppers looking to grab a quick lunch or dinner will have more choices in the store’s deli and meal solutions area including fresh baked pizza, sushi and take home meals,” said Protiva.

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.

Community Organizations Benefit from Grand-Opening Grants
As part of Walmart’s commitment to the communities in which it operates, $10,000 in grants from the Walmart Foundation will be presented during the grand-opening celebration. The following organizations will receive grants to support programs that serve the community: Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence, City of West Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department, Miamisburg Helping Hands and Valley View High School.

Store Design Incorporates Environmentally Friendly Features
Beyond its appearance, tThe Miamisburg Walmart, 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 and the store’s concrete floors include recycled materials.

Ribbon-Cutting Celebration 7:30 a.m., June 17
Community and business leaders will join Walmart associates at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony. Assistant Manager Allison Klear will perform will perform the national anthem, and Rich McKinley, Minister of Discipleship at Miamisburg Christian Church will lead the invocation. Representatives from the South Metro Regional 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 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, June 15. It will include preview tours and check presentations to representatives of community organizations. Reporters and photographers are welcome.
Store Manager Ed Protiva is available for interviews and to arrange photo opportunities or tours. He can be reached at 937-436-3184.

FACT SHEET
Miamisburg Walmart

Store facts

Location: 8800 Kingsridge Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio
Formerly located at 8480 Springboro Pike
176,351-square-foot Walmart
Store opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, following a 7:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony
Store manager: Ed Protiva

Store features

Full line of groceries, bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products, fresh produce and beer and wine.
More than 30 merchandise departments such as apparel and accessories, fine jewelry, a drive-through lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, and a full line of electronics
Convenience services include a pharmacy with two drive-through lanes, vision center, digital photo processing center and Walmart Connect Center
Leased areas and services include a SmartStyles family hair salon, Subway restaurant and branch of WoodForest National Bank
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Charitable giving

$10,000 in grants from Walmart Foundation to the following area organizations:
- Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
- City of West Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department
- Miamisburg Helping Hands
- Valley View High School

Employment

Store will plans employ approximately 400 associates, including 200 new jobs positions addedcreated by the relocation
The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in Ohio is approximately $11.34 per hour*
Store Manager Ed Protiva began his Walmart career as a cart-pusher at a store in St Clairsville in 1997.
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.

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