FOR RELEASE: July 8, 2015
WALMART UPDATE
Media Contact: Julia Bryant, info@roysecitychamber.com
Tonya Brown, cdcassistant@roysecity.com
Julia Bryant with the Royse City Chamber of Commerce, Larry Lott and Tonya Brown with the
Royse City CDC and Mayor Janet Nichol met with Walmart Market Manager Mike Hart, Royse
City Store Manager Christie Cox and the Director of Human Resources Julie House to hear
about some of the features our new store will offer.
The Royse City location is considered one of a handful of the flagship stores in the Walmart
Reinvention campaign. Some of the special amenities it will feature are:
1. Grocery order and pickup service
2. Staffed clinic with exam rooms
3. 3-D Me! Full body scanner, which allows user to make figurines, bobble-heads, etc.
4. Traditional belted registers and self-check registers plus 7 new Hybrid registers which can
switch from manned to self-check when needed.
5. Pharmacy and Vision Center
6. Enhanced entertainment department that offers more electronics
7. Enclosed Garden Center
Grand Opening is scheduled for November 11 at which time our local store will present a
sizeable donation to one of our local non-profits. Included in the new store opening will be 6
weekends of visits from various celebrities to the stores for meet and greet opportunities. Hiring
for this new facility is anticipated at 300 people and should begin in 45-60 days.
They are eager to be a part of the community and will be very active participants in our many
events.
We look forward to their arrival!