Walmart Neighborhood Market offers local fresh food favorites and delivers employment opportunities to the community
• New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 2653 Valleydale Road
• Up to 95 jobs created by Birmingham Walmart Neighborhood Market
• Store open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart3424
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., – A new Walmart Neighborhood Market is opening Wednesday, Jan. 28, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The new store is conveniently located at 2653 Valleydale Road and is open 24 hours, seven days a week. The store will provide Birmingham residents with low prices on a broad assortment of merchandise including fresh produce and meats, frozen foods, groceries and pharmacy.
Customers can shop additional items including top toys, gifts, electronics and home decor on Walmart.com through Walmart pickup, which will offer free shipping to the Birmingham Walmart Neighborhood Market. They can also use Walmart’s new Savings Catcher receipt comparison tool to feel more confident they are getting some of the best deals available in Birmingham. Savings Catcher looks at other top retailers’ local ads and gives customers an eGift card for the difference if a competitor’s offering is lower than the price they paid at Walmart. Savings Catcher is available through the free Walmart mobile app.
“We are here to provide the Birmingham community with a convenient shopping option where they can obtain many of their everyday needs,” said store manager Jeremy Crook.
Fresh, Affordable Groceries
The new store offers fresh produce and a full line of groceries from leading brand names, including organic selections. By working with growers Walmart is able to provide farm-grown quality produce at added convenience and low prices. There is also a wide variety of meat and bakery selections, including Bud’s Best Cookies.
The Right Size Store Offering More Convenience
The new store is approximately 48,000 square feet and offers a wide assortment to meet the needs of Birmingham residents. In addition to groceries, the store features health and beauty aids, pet products and cleaning supplies. Shopping is more convenient than ever as Birmingham residents can shop an assortment of 7 million items on Walmart.com, many of which can be shipped for free to the new Walmart Neighborhood Market.
The pharmacy offers a full range of products and services and pharmacy team members are ready to assist customers with product and prescription questions. Birmingham residents can easily transfer prescriptions and order refills on the go with the Walmart mobile app for iPhone and Android.
New Store, New Jobs for Birmingham
The new store employs up to 95 full- and part-time associates. Store manager Jeremy Crook began his Walmart career in 2002 as an assistant manager.
Giving Back to Birmingham
The grand-opening celebration includes presentations of $8,000 in grants from Walmart to local community groups.
In addition to the grants given as part of the grand opening, the new store will further Walmart’s pledge to fight hunger in America. As part of Walmart’s and the Walmart Foundation’s $2 billion commitment to fight hunger through 2015, Walmart stores in Alabama donated approximately 13.4 million pounds of food, in fiscal year 2014, or the equivalent of 11.1 million meals. Additionally, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $25.8 million in fiscal year 2014 in Alabama alone. For more information on Walmart’s fight against hunger, visit http://foundation.walmart.com/our-focus/hunger.
A Big Family Welcome
Walmart is happy to be part of the Birmingham community and is ready to celebrate with residents on Saturday, Jan. 31. A Big Family Welcome will give customers a chance to meet Crook and enjoy fun family activities such as face painting, cupcake decorating and free food samples while supplies last. Join the celebration from noon to 3 p.m.
