Wal-Mart Debuts Newly Designed Neighborhood Market

Last updated Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:58 PM CST in Business

By The Morning News

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened a Neighborhood Market in Tulsa on Wednesday it said was the first of its kind in the nation.

    The store, located on East 21st Street, offers increased selections in organics and produce, and the grocery area features a new layout. The bakery is next to a "streamlined" deli area and fresh produce is placed along vertical fruit baskets, according to the news release.

    Also, earth-toned colors with natural woods that define each store department create a "store within a store" feel, the release stated. Along with wood trim, photography highlights selections and departments in the store among different decor and signage.

    Wal-Mart said the new design is based on months of customer research.

    A Neighborhood Market store is typically 39,000 square feet and is a combination grocery store and drug store. The first store opened in Bentonville in 1998, and the company opened its 100th store in Albuquerque in 2006.

    Wal-Mart introduced its Neighborhood Market concept less than 10 years ago and has 112 stores across the United States. The company plans to open 15 to 20 new Neighborhood Markets during the year, it said.

    Wal-Mart said in a separate news release that it will donate a record $2 million to charities across 30 states over a two-day period of store openings this month.

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    Charity starts at home wrote on Jan 21, 2007 4:51 PM:

    " Walmart needs to look at its own employees. See how much they are in need of assistance. Some are living in cars because they cant afford to live in apartments/homes pay utilities, daycare. Look at how many of its employees have not gone to see thier doctors because they cant afford the expensive medical visits/medicine. Walmart needs to go back to caring about their own employees, than look out for the community. Employees are a community that are in need. I would love to see any of the CEOs live on the small wages and cut hours that we must endure. Imagine the positive imput and publicity walmart would receive if they donated half of that money to its employees in need. "

    Get Real wrote on Jan 22, 2007 1:04 PM:

    " Wal-Mart is in business, not a charity. Wal-Mart gives lots of money to charity as it is. I'm sick and tired of whiners who think Wal-Mart owes them anything more than a paycheck. If you don't get paid enough or don't like your benefits, go somewhere else. Open your own business and see if you want to give all of your profit to the employees. Wal-mart is not the only employer around, so go somewhere else. Of course, you'd probably complain about that employer too. "

    Will wrote on Jan 26, 2007 3:48 PM:

    " Thank you, Get Real! "

    Sam would roll over in his grave... wrote on Jan 30, 2007 1:19 PM:

    " Wal-mart is a disgrace. All those underpaid, underinsured employees end up getting taxpayer funded public assistance. On average, Costco pays their employees almost double ($16 vs $9.68) what Wal-mart offers and is kicking Wal-mart's butt in sales growth and revenue per hourly employee. Wal-mart should never lecture anyone about how to run a business--their stock price hasn't budged in a decade. "

    karl 3 wrote on Feb 11, 2007 1:27 PM:

    " I used to want to be a neibhorhood market manger and was to certain point well on my way. Until, walmart sucked the life and drive out of me. so, now I agree with will and get real. I give walmart hours they give me a paycheck. Period "


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