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BUSINESS

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Walmart brings smaller store format to the community

Gresham is home to two Neighborhood Markets

Walmart’s east Gresham Neighborhood Market opened in 2012 and caters to quick-stop shoppers for groceries and consumable goods. Last year, the store contributed $8,000 to the local
community in grants, with associates volunteering at area events like the nearby Powell Valley Neighborhood Association’s National Night Out.

Walmart opened its irst store in 1962 to Store” service — ordering electronics Walmart is a great company to work nity with grants from the Walmart founda-
in Rogers, Ark., and has since expanded to and many other home goods online from for in general, but the most fulilling as- tion.

every state in the country and 27 countries Walmart.com and shipping to the store pect of working in the Neighborhood We are positioned in a great location
around the world. Walmart employs 2.2 for free pickup. We are also excited to of- Market format is the close-knit feeling we to serve the community, so we enthusias-

million associates worldwide, 1.3 million fer a full service pharmacy — shop while get from the smaller environment, and our tically invite everyone to stop in and visit
in the United States, and 73 right here on your prescription is illed! We ofer a full ability to really take care of our neighbors us — we love to hear from you! hough

the east side of Gresham.
list of $4 prescriptions, as well as pet meds, and be a true “store of the community!”
the store is slightly hidden, once you know
Sam Walton, Walmart’s founder, had a and ofer easy prescription transfers from Over the past year, associates from our where it is, it is very conveniently located

grand vision for where the company would other pharmacies.
store have proudly volunteered at several and to get to, on East Powell just before the
go, and the proof of that vision can be seen he Neighborhood Market format is diferent community events, from our own Powell and Burnside intersection!

here in our own community.
exciting and unique because it allows us fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Net-
Walmart is perhaps best known these to get involved with the community on a work to entertaining and cooking at the WALMART

days for its “Supercenter” format, but here smaller, more personal scale, but still with Powell Valley Neighborhood Association’s NEIGHBORHOOD
in Gresham we have opened two Neigh- a large positive impact. Last year we were National Night Out. We also were able to
MARKET
borhood Markets, a format focused more able to contribute a total of $8,000 to the support a variety of community groups
around groceries and consumable goods. local community in grants, as well as vol- and events with food and supplies. We are

While we may not sell TVs and clothing, unteer at several area events and raise ad- looking forward to volunteering at many 2444 E. Powell Blvd.
customers can still take advantage of many ditional funds for local organizations as a more events in the community in the years
503-492-4725
of the same programs — such as our “Site
result.
to come, as well as supporting the commu-
Rachel Coker, store manager

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