St. Petersburg residents and vacationers alike will get their first look at the newly remodeled Walmart Supercenter at 3501 34th St. S. in the Skyway Marina District on Friday, Oct. 27. A grand reopening ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.
“This remodel, along with our everyday low prices, represents our continued investment in St. Petersburg,” said Store Manager Jose Madera-Montanez. “Listening to customers and incorporating the products and experiences they want is what it means to be a store of the community.”
Customers will enjoy the following store improvements:
• State-of-the-art electronics department with interactive displays that allow customers to try laptops, tablets and other technology prior to purchase
• Redesigned home department with longer aisles for easier access and navigation
• Refreshed pharmacy with additional service lanes and new consultation room
• Brighter lighting in produce department to showcase fresh offering; new refrigerated island for berries and cut fruit
• Gluten-free grocery section relocated near front of store
• New fixtures and displays in bakery department
• Expanded assortment of industrial-size and power tools in hardware
• Redesigned baby department with strollers at floor level and easier access to everyday essentials like formula and diapers
• Eight additional self-checkouts to help customers save time
• Refreshed restrooms at front of store
Job Opportunities
At Walmart, associates have access to competitive wages, affordable benefits, and the chance to build a career. More than 75 percent of store management teams started as hourly associates and 40 percent of those promotions went to associates within the first year of their employment.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, nearly 260 million customers and members visit our 11,593 stores under 63 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $486 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.4 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/walmart.