FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carley Osborne, Quinn Thomas Public Affairs
Phone: 503-680-4164
Lake Oswego Welcomes Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store brings new concept, 100 new jobs and local favorites to the community
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore, Oct. 10, 2012 – Walmart will open a new Walmart Neighborhood Market Wednesday, Oct.
24. The new store, located at 17711 S.W. Jean Way, will provide residents of Lake Oswego with a convenient
location to pick up all their grocery needs, including fresh produce.
“Walmart Neighborhood Market has revitalized and is using a long vacant and important location in Lake Oswego”,
said Lake Oswego City Manager David Donaldson. “I appreciate Walmart’s improvements to the site, their efforts
in sustainability, commitment to community grants and volunteerism. I look forward to collaborating on projects to
benefit the Lake Oswego community.”
Walmart Neighborhood Market Format
The first Neighborhood Market opened in 1998, and today there are approximately 200 Neighborhood Market
stores nationwide. The stores offer quick and convenient shopping for groceries, pharmacy items and general
merchandise and generally range in size from 30,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet.
New Lake Oswego Store
The 33,000-square-foot store is tailored for the Lake Oswego community, featuring a wide variety of fruits and
vegetables, fresh cakes and bread, as well as meats, cheeses and prepared foods. The deli will feature a Graband-Go section with rotisserie chicken, fresh-baked pizza and standard deli sides. In addition to the fresh produce,
bakery and deli items, the store will carry a full line of groceries including frozen foods, meat and dairy products,
and organic items.
Shoppers will also appreciate the convenience of the store’s pharmacy, along with a full selection of health-related
products and a health and beauty area. Additional areas include stationery, paper goods, pet products and
hardware items. Customers can also print their own digital photos at the store. The store will be open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
The store will offer Site-to-Store, a free service that allows customers to ship online orders from
www.walmart.com free to any Walmart store for pickup.
All Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets participate in the Pay with Cash program. This allows customers to
order online at Walmart.com and pay for the items with cash at all stores in the U.S. Walmart is the first major
retailer to offer online purchases without the need for banking services or a credit, debit or prepaid card.
This store features many energy-saving elements, part of Walmart’s overall efforts to reduce the total amount of
energy used in stores and other operations. These features include LED lights in signage, freezer cases and the
parking lot. This technology uses about 50 percent less energy than traditional lighting.
Opening Creates 100 Jobs
Approximately 100 part- and full-time jobs will be created with the new store opening. Store manager Ashley Knipe
began her Walmart career in 2000 as an hourly associate at a store in Portland.
“We are proud to be opening during the year that Walmart celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first store
opening,” said Knipe. “We look forward to serving the people of our community, helping save them money so they
can live better.”
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Ribbon-Cutting Celebration at 7:30 a.m., Oct. 24
The store will host a grand-opening celebration at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24. Store associates and local
dignitaries will participate in a brief ceremony, followed by a ribbon cutting where the doors to the new store will be
opened to the public. The grand-opening day celebration includes product samplings and giveaways from
companies such as Franz Bread, Kraft Foods, Coke, Kellogg’s, Nabisco, Pepsi and Red Bull. There will be
character appearances by Keebler’s Ernie the Elf and the Franz mascot. All events are family-friendly, free and
open to the public.
Community Groups Benefit from Grand-Opening Grants
The grand-opening celebration includes $10,000 in grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to local
community groups including Hope Community Church of Lake Oswego Food Bank, Friends of Tryon Creek State
Park, Clackamas County 4H and the Chelsea Hicks Foundation.
Healthier Food and “Great For You”
Walmart made a major commitment to make food healthier and healthier food more affordable, ensuring families
won’t have to choose between a product that is good for them and one they can afford. Steps in the healthier food
initiative include:
 Reformulate thousands of packaged food items by 2015 by reducing sodium and added sugars and
removing all remaining industrially produced trans fats.
 Make healthier choices more affordable by providing savings on fresh produce and reducing the price
premium on “better-for-you” items.
 Provide solutions to address food deserts by bringing stores in underserved communities.
 Increase charitable support for nutrition programs that help educate consumers about healthier food
solutions and choices.
The “Great For You” icon appears on select Great Value and Marketside products as well as fresh and packaged
fruits and vegetables. The icon was developed to help customers easily identify nutritious food options so they can
make healthier eating choices for themselves and their families. For more information, visit
corporate.walmart.com/healthier-food.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over
10,300 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $444 billion, Walmart
employs 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate
philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting
http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmartnewsroom. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and
http://www.samsclub.com.
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FACT SHEET
Lake Oswego Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store facts
 Location: 17711 S.W. Jean Way, Lake Oswego, Ore.
 33,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market
 Store opens at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday,Oct. 24, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
 Store manager: Ashley Knipe
 Store hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Store features
 Full line of groceries, including a bakery, a deli serving fresh food and meal solutions for moms, meat and
dairy products, fresh produce, frozen foods and organic items.
 Additional merchandise includes health and beauty aids, pet and cleaning products, hardware and
stationery
 Convenience services include a pharmacy, digital photo processing center and Walmart Site-to-Store
Charitable giving
 $10,000 in grants from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to the following area organizations:
o Hope Community Church of Lake Oswego Food Bank - $5,000
o Friends of Tryon Creek State Park - $3,000
o Clackamas County 4H - $1,000
o Chelsea Hicks Foundation - $1,000
Employment
 Store will employ approximately 100 associates
 Store manager Ashley Knipe began her Walmart career as an hourly associate in 2000 at a store in
Portland. Nearly 75 percent of Walmart store management teams began their careers as hourly
associates.
 The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in Oregon is approximately $13.04 per hour.*
 Walmart’s benefit program is available to eligible full- and part-time associates and provides a variety of
affordable health and well-being benefits including health care coverage with no lifetime maximum.
Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts
on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance.
Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly incentive based on store performance.
* Average wage taken July 2012. See http://corporate.walmart.com for details.
For more information
 Media contact: Carley Osborne, Quinn Thomas Public Affairs, 503-680-4164 (Statements and quotes on
behalf of Walmart should not be obtained from or attributed to agency employees.)
 Walmart Media Relations: 800-331-0085
 Walmart information online: http://corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com
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