Inside and out, Super Center offers new look and layout
CEDAR HILLS, Utah, March 10, 2009 – A Walmart Super Center will open in Cedar Hills this month, introducing the company’s next generation of store design and customer experience to the area. Customers will find fresh produce, favorite brands and everyday savings among the store’s wide aisles. The Super Center will open to customers at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 18.
Walmart worked with local officials to create a store that complements the local community. Located at 4689 W. Cedar Hill Dr., the 127,173-square-foot store features an earth-tone façade with a single entrance highlighted with a stamped concrete finish and decorative copper detailing. The exterior also includes pitched roofs, cupolas and copper flashing. The store’s extensive landscaping is highlighted with concrete planters with a special floral design.
“It has been a pleasure to work with the Walmart team as we have gone through the planning, designing, and building stages of this project,” said Michael C. McGee, mayor of Cedar Hills. “The building itself has already become a valuable asset to the community. We are very pleased with the outcome of the design and look of the building, and the beautiful landscaping has greatly enhanced our commercial district.”
Beyond its appearance, the Cedar Hills Supercenter, like all new Walmart stores, includes energy-efficient technology and environmentally friendly features to reduce energy and water consumption and minimize waste. The store’s skylights harvest daylight and reduce the amount of energy required to light the store by up to 75 percent daily. LED lighting throughout the store operates 70 percent more efficiently than traditional fluorescent lighting. Low-flow toilets and faucets reduce the water used in the bathrooms.
The Cedar Hills store is one of two Walmart Super Centers opening in Utah March 18. The other is located in Hurricane. They are among the first stores to feature the new Walmart logo.
Economic Impact Includes 300 New Jobs
The Supercenter plans to employ approximately 300 associates, according to Store Manager Michael Kvenvold.
“Working for Walmart provides a number of job opportunities and choices for many people, from seniors looking for supplemental income to young people just starting their work experience,” said Kvenvold. Three of the Cedar Hills store’s associates have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years.
Mayor McGee said, “This project will provide needed jobs for several hundred people in the area, and the revenues it will generate for Cedar Hills will help us improve and add to the amenities we offer our citizens. We look forward to working with Walmart and its associates to help make Cedar Hills an even better place to live."
Layout Improves Customer Experience
In recent months, Walmart has taken major steps to refresh its stores, merchandise and customer experience. The improvements have all come together in the company’s newest stores, such as the Cedar Hills store, bringing customers faster service, a friendlier shopping experience and cleaner stores.
The new Supercenter is designed to make shopping easy for customers. The layout creates an open shopping environment with wider aisles that contain no product displays. A bright interior color palette creates an inviting shopping experience and helps define the store’s merchandise areas. Lower shelving creates an improved sightline and directional signage on every aisle helps customers find what they are looking for quickly.
Walmart also combined the customer service desk, site to store pick-up location and photo lab in one area near the entrance. Customers now have easy access to these services, as well as associates on hand to help meet their needs.
Community Organizations Benefit from Grand Opening Grants
As part of Walmart’s commitment to the communities in which it operates, $15,500 in grants from the Wal-Mart Foundation will be presented during the grand-opening celebration. Associates at the Cedar Hills Super Center selected the city of Cedar Hills to receive a special $5,000 grant to build trails and improve recreational areas, in an effort to encourage healthy lifestyles. Other grants will support programs and activities at Cedar Ridge Elementary School, Deerfield Elementary School and Lone Peak High School. The local Boy Scouts, Lone Peak Fire Department and American Fork Police Department will also receive grants.
“As the newest neighbor in the community, we realize financial support to local organizations helps make a real difference,” said Kvenvold. “We are thrilled to provide these grants as part of our grand-opening celebration. I can assure you we will continue to play a leadership role in supporting the needs of Cedar Hills, Utah County and neighboring communities.”
Ribbon-Cutting Celebration 7:30 a.m., March 18
Community and business leaders will join Walmart associates at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony. Richard Noble, from the West Stake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will offer an invocation and students from the Cedar Ridge Elementary School choir will perform the national anthem. Boy Scouts from the 9th Ward Troop will join members of the Orem Chapter of the American Legion to present the colors. Throughout the day, customers will be able to enjoy character appearances, product samples and giveaways.
About Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart Stores, Super Centers, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club locations across America or log on to its online store at walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States.
FACT SHEET
Cedar Hills Walmart Supercenter
Store facts
* Location: 4689 W. Cedar Hill Dr., Cedar Hills, Utah
* 127,173-square-foot Walmart Supercenter
* Store opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, following a 7:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony
* Store manager: Michael Kvenvold
Store features
* Full line of groceries, bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products, fresh produce
* More than 30 merchandise departments such as apparel and accessories, fine jewelry, a lawn and garden center, health and beauty aids, and a full line of electronics
* Convenience services include a pharmacy and digital photo processing center.
* Leased areas and services include a Subway restaurant.
* Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Charitable giving
$15,500 in charitable contributions to the following area organizations
* American Fork Police Department
* Boy Scouts
* Cedar Ridge Elementary School
* City of Cedar Hills
* Deerfield Elementary School
* Lone Peak Fire Department
* Lone Peak High School
Employment
* Store plans to employ approximately 300 associates
* Three of the store’s associates have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years
* The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in Utah is approximately $10.95 per hour*
* Walmart benefits – available to eligible full- and part-time associates – include health insurance with no lifetime maximum. Walmart also offers a 401(k) plan and profit sharing contributions, whether an associate contributes or not, store discount cards, company performance-based bonuses, stock purchase program and life insurance
* Average wage taken February 2009.
Wal-Mart in Utah
As of February, Wal-Mart employed 16,501 associates and owned and operated the following facilities in Utah:
* Supercenters: 30
* Discount Stores: 2
* Neighborhood Markets: 5
* Sam’s Clubs: 8
* Distribution Centers: 3
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