New Walmart Neighborhood Market Opens in Headland

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Sep 19 2014 6:46 AM

HEADLAND, Ala., Sep. 24, 2014 – A new Walmart Neighborhood Market will open Wednesday, September 24, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The Headland Walmart Neighborhood Market brings the community everyday low prices in a smaller format store. The new store is conveniently located at 14331 County Road 99 and is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. The new store is designed to make shopping quick and easy for area customers who want to save money and find what they need close to home, including a gas station. Additionally, the new Headland store offers Walmart's free Site to Store program, enabling customers to choose from nearly a million additional online items that can be ordered on Walmart.com and picked up at the store for free, often as quickly as the same day.

The new Headland store is part of Walmart’s plan to open an additional 270 to 300 small-format locations this year.

Smaller Store, More Convenience

The approximately 12,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market store features a pharmacy and offers groceries and general merchandise, including an assortment of fresh produce, dairy and meats, dry goods, consumables, health and beauty aids, over-the-counter medicines and more.

The pharmacy offers a full range of products and services. Pharmacy team members can answer product and prescription questions and customers can ask about health and wellness solutions. Headland residents can easily transfer prescriptions and order refills on the go with the Walmart mobile app for iPhone and Android.

In addition, customers can shop a broader assortment of items online at Walmart.com and then pay for these purchases with cash in all of Walmart U.S. stores and Walmart Neighborhood Markets, including the new Headland store.

New Store, New Jobs

The new store employs approximately 30 full- and part-time associates. Store manager Paul Okerson began his Walmart career in 1988 as an hourly automotive sales associate.

“This store will be great for our customers who need to make a quick stop, but also need a varied food selection,” said Okerson. “We feel like it will be a great addition to our community.”

"We are excited about the opening of the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Headland,” said Mayor Ray Marler. “We hope the brand recognition of Walmart will encourage tourists to stop and shop in Headland. It will help our local economy, bringing new jobs and making it more convenient for our Walmart shoppers to keep their tax dollars in Henry County."

Community Giving

The grand-opening celebration includes presentations of 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 Headland community and is ready to celebrate with residents on Saturday, September 27. A Big Family Welcome will give customers a chance to meet store manager Okerson and enjoy fun family activities such as face painting and free food samples while supplies last. Join the celebration from noon to 3 p.m.

About Walmart
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