MEDIA CONTACT LATOYA FIELDS Fields1@carthage.edu 262.939.3291 (cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEBSITES www.Wal-martStores.com www.walmart.com WALMART TEAMS UP WITH COLLEGE B-BALL FOR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BUSTING PRICES TO ENJOY NATIONAL TOURNMENT IN STYLE STURTEVANT, WI (MARCH 1st -April 8th, 2013) – Walmart to showcase all the goods to make the most of the national college basketball tournament, which begins on March 19th and ends on April 8th. Walmart rolls back its prices on electronics, décor, snacks, sportswear, appliances and more while many viewers save money. These offers will be available at all Walmart stores until the tournament ends. Walmart salesclerk, R. Golden says, “This time of year is just as important as the super bowl, prices are lower than ever.” These bracket busting prices beat out the competition from Shopko, Kmart and Target. A fifty five inch LG HDTV for just $728 the competition isn’t keeping up with these prices. Viewers can represent their favorite college team by wearing a T-shirt for just under $10. Customers can also top the tournament off with Walmart’s own Great Value Cheddar Cheese Dip for just $5. Walmart customer, O. Fields is so excited about all these deals that she is willing to camp out to obtain everything she wants for the big tournament. O. Fields went on to say “Walmart always has the best products with the best prices, I’ve been a customer for years.” Walmart will begin to advertise its bracket busting deals through all media outlets as the tournament comes near and the customers start pouring in. BOILERP PLATE Walmart is a multinational retail corporation that was founded in 1962 to provide customers with affordable retail prices on all brands for all items. To contact Walmart by mail the address is 3049 Oakes Rd. Sturtevant, WI 53177, to reach the Supercenter via phone the number is 262.598.8702. ABOUT THE COMPANY Sam Walton an American business man was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma purchased Walmart in 1945 from the Butler Brothers. Sam’s vision has been from the start to sell products at low prices to obtain higher volume sales at lower profit margins. A little after 1970 Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange for its economical success, by 1973 Walmart had 125 stores. Today Walmart is worth $446.95 billion, and has 8,500 operating stores spread out over 15 countries. ####