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News Job Impact in California According to Store Manager David Pressly, the new Supercenter has received a great response from area residents who have applied and has received nearly 2,400 applications. "We were pleased with the number of applications we have received," Pressly said. "Our associates are excited to serve our customers and we are happy to offer our associates good jobs and opportunities to advance." Seventy-six percent of store managers began their careers as hourly associates. Twelve associates have worked for Wal-Mart for more than 10 years, added Pressly. The average wage for full-time hourly associates at Wal-Mart in California is $10.77 per hour.* As of April 2007, Wal-Mart employed 71,023 associates in the state of California. Including the newest Wal-Mart Supercenter in West Sacramento, the company currently owns and operates the following facilities in the state: • Supercenters: 24 • Discount Stores: 144 • Sam's Clubs: 37 • Distribution Centers: 9 Store Debuts Latest in Wal-Mart Features The 237,000 square-foot West Sacramento Supercenter was artfully designed with a modern, unique exterior. Created from a combination of stainless steel and "wooden-look" concrete planks, the façade features towers, steel sculptures over entrance walkways and extensive landscaping with an abundance of newly planted trees. As a store of the community, approximately 20 languages are spoken by store associates, there is navigational signage to guide shoppers easily through the merchandise departments and expanded shelf space for Eastern European, Hispanic and Asian food offerings throughout the store. For one-stop shopping convenience, the West Sacramento Wal-Mart Supercenter has nearly 80,000 square feet devoted to grocery items, including a bakery, a delicatessen, meat, dairy and fresh produce sections, an assortment of organic selections, and a frozen food section. In addition, shoppers will find an expanded electronics department stocked with the latest MP3 players, DVD players and other popular items such as high-definition and plasma televisions. Family apparel departments will offer Wal-Mart's popular George© clothing line and shoppers will also enjoy the wide selection of health and beauty aids, household needs, toys, fine jewelry, shoes and an expanded lawn and garden center. Customers will also appreciate the Supercenter's wide aisles, low shelving displays, concrete flooring for environmentally-friendly maintenance, energy-efficient freezer and refrigerator dairy cases that keep foods colder and use less energy, LED lighting, daylight harvesting sky-lights. In addition to Wal-Mart's many products and services, customers will enjoy the convenience of the store's shopping hours – the new Supercenter will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will include 27 full-service check-out lanes, of which eight are express. Other store features include a Tire & Lube Express, a vision center, a pharmacy, a one-hour photo lab and a Wal-Mart Connect Center for wireless phone sales. Additional leased space and services include a DaVi nail salon, a Hair Works hair salon, a Blimpie restaurant, a branch of Tri Counties bank. A Commitment to Community - $28,000 in Initial Grants to Support Local Organizations With the goal of giving back locally, the West Sacramento Wal-Mart Supercenter will announce a total of $28,000 in donations through Wal-Mart's community involvement program to a number of organizations. Pressly says that as part of the grand opening celebration, a special $10,000 grant will be given to the Collings Sacramento Teen Center, which will use the donation to help with its graduation night festivities as well as to help fund the creation of a virtual reality database that teaches students life and financial skills. In addition, an $8,000 grant will be given to the Washington Unified School District which plans to create two recreational rooms in the local junior high schools. "As the newest member of the West Sacramento community, we are proud to provide financial support to organizations that are making a positive difference," said Pressly. (Editors note: For a complete list of grant recipients, please see page 3 of this release.) Like all Wal-Mart stores, the West Sacramento Supercenter will provide grant dollars throughout the year to help local groups. Organizations interested in learning more about receiving funding from Wal-Mart or fundraising at Wal-Mart can contact the store for details or go to www.walmartfoundation.org. Grand Opening Celebration Details Local dignitaries including members of the City Council will attend the 7:30 a.m. grand opening ceremony. Store associates will perform the national anthem during the event and Chamber of Commerce representatives will cut the ribbon to the new Supercenter. Other activities for the grand opening include product samples and giveaways.
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