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News & Views GRANITE BAY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2012 – Walmart will open a new Walmart Neighborhood Market on Sept. 19, one of five opening News Archive in the Sacramento area. The new store, located at 4080 Douglas Blvd., will provide Granite Bay residents with a convenient location to pick up all their grocery needs, including fresh produce. Videos Photos Other Central Valley stores are located at: Events & Webcasts

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Walmart World Magazine 1421 Coffee Road, Modesto Walmart Facts 1189 E. March Lane, Stockton Contact Media Relations 255 G St., Lincoln Community Giving "This Neighborhood Market is the catalyst for new business investment in a shopping center and brings the goods and services Our Focus that this neighborhood needs," said Placer County Supervisor, Kirk Uhler. Apply for Grants Associate Scholarships "The Granite Bay Community Association feels the addition of the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Granite Bay is an exciting Our Volunteers development for our community,” said M. O. Stinson, president of the Granite Bay Community Association. “We are pleased that Walmart is utilizing existing commercially zoned property to locate their new facility." International Giving

Global Responsibility Walmart Neighborhood Market FormatThe first Neighborhood Market opened in 1998, and today there are approximately 200 Global Responsibility Report Neighborhood Market stores nationwide. The stores offer quick and convenient shopping for groceries, pharmacy items and general merchandise. Environmental Sustainability

U.S. Manufacturing New Granite Bay StoreThe new store is tailored for the Granite Bay community, featuring a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, Women's Economic fresh cakes and bread, as well as meats, cheeses and prepared foods. Empowerment The deli will feature a Grab-and-Go section with rotisserie chicken, fresh-baked pizza and standard deli sides. In addition to the Hunger & Nutrition fresh produce, bakery and deli items, the store will carry a full line of groceries, including frozen foods, meat and dairy products Diversity & Inclusion and organic items. Veterans & Military Families Responsible Sourcing Shoppers will also appreciate the convenience of the store’s pharmacy, along with a full selection of health-related products and a Investors health and beauty area. Additional areas include stationery, paper goods, pet products and hardware items. Customers can also print their own digital photos at the store. The store will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Stock Information Financial Reporting The store will offer Site-to-Store, a free service that allows customers to ship online orders from www.walmart.com free to any Annual Reports Walmart store for pickup. Shareholder Services All Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets participate in the Pay with Cash program. This allows customers to order online at Corporate Governance Walmart.com and pay for the items with cash at all stores in the U.S. Walmart is the first major retailer to offer online purchases Our Business @ Series without the need for banking services or a credit, debit or prepaid card. ESG Investors Contact Investor Relations This store features many energy-saving elements, part of Walmart’s overall efforts to reduce the total amount of energy used in FAQs stores and other operations. These features include LED lights in signage, freezer cases and the parking lot. This technology uses Suppliers about 50 percent less energy than traditional lighting.

Get to Know Walmart Opening Creates 75 Jobs Apply to Be a Supplier Approximately 75 part- and full-time jobs will be created with the new store opening. Store manager Crystal Weingart began her Supplier Diversity Walmart career in 1999 as an hourly associate at a store in Torrington, Conn. Minimum Requirements “Working my way up from my first position as a cashier, I’m excited to be the store manager of Granite Bay’s first Walmart Careers Neighborhood Market,” Weingart said. “For over 50 years, Walmart has offered everyday low prices so people can save money Privacy & Security and live better. I am thrilled to introduce the Walmart Neighborhood Market concept to the Granite Bay community.”

Walmart Privacy Policy Ribbon-Cutting Celebration at 7:30 a.m., Sept. 19 Notices The store will host a grand-opening celebration at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept 19. Store associates and local dignitaries will Fraud Alerts participate in a brief ceremony, followed by a ribbon cutting where the doors to the new store will be opened to the public. Privacy & Online Safety Tips Throughout grand-opening day, members of the Granite Bay community are invited to come by the store to enjoy product Report Identity Theft samplings, giveaways and various entertainment events. Privacy & Security FAQs Policies Healthier Food and “Great For You”

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Coupon Policy Global Anti-Corruption Policy Walmart made a major commitment to make food healthier and healthier food more affordable, ensuring families won’t have to Government Relations Policy choose between a product that is good for them and one they can afford. Steps in the healthier food initiative include: Photo and Video Use Policy Privacy Policy Reformulate thousands of packaged food items by 2015 by reducing sodium and added sugars and removing all remaining industrially produced trans fats. Return Policy Social Media Guidelines Make healthier choices more affordable by providing savings on fresh produce and reducing the price premium on “better-for- you” items. Walmart Statement of Ethics Blog Provide solutions to address food deserts by bringing stores in underserved communities. Increase charitable support for nutrition programs that help educate consumers about healthier food solutions and choices. Blog Archive The “Great For You” icon appears on select Great Value and Marketside products as well as fresh and packaged fruits and vegetables. The icon was developed to help customers easily identify nutritious food options so they can make healthier eating choices for themselves and their families. For more information, visit corporate.walmart.com/healthier-food.

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FACT SHEET Granite Bay Walmart Neighborhood Market

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Location: 4080 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay, Calif.

43,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market

Store opens at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, following a 7:30 a.m., ribbon-cutting ceremony

Store manager: Crystal Weingart

Store hours: Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Store features

Full line of groceries, including a bakery, a deli serving fresh food and meal solutions for moms, meat and dairy products, fresh produce, frozen foods and organic items.

Additional merchandise includes health and beauty aids, pet and cleaning products, hardware and stationery.

Convenience services include a pharmacy, digital-photo processing center and Walmart Site-to-Store.

Employment

Store will employ approximately 75 associates, including five associates who have worked for Walmart for more than 10 years.

Store manager Crystal Weingart began her Walmart career as a cashier in 1999 at a store in Torrington, Conn. Nearly 75 percent of Walmart store management teams began their careers as hourly associates.

The average wage at Walmart for full-time hourly associates in California is approximately $12.82 per hour.*

Walmart’s benefit program is available to eligible full- and part-time associates and provides a variety of affordable health and well-being benefits including health care coverage with no lifetime maximum. Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance. Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly incentive based on store performance.

* Average wage taken July 2012. See corporate.walmart.com for details.

For more information

Media contact: Delia Garcia, Walmart, 479-644-7811

Walmart Media Relations: 800-331-0085

Walmart information online: www.corporate.walmart.com; merchandise sales: www.walmart.com

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