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#1:NewYorkersareAlreadyShopping&WorkingatWalmart
Lastyear,NewYorkersspentmorethan$195millionatWalmartstoresOUTSIDEthecity
o Queens: $80.2milliono Manhattan: $35.0milliono StatenIsland:
$23.4milliono Bronx: $19.1milliono Brooklyn: $10.4million
NewYorkCityisthetopmetromarketforWalmart.cominthecountry
Walmartemploysmorethan38,000associatesinNewYorkState,including1,400NewYorkCity
residents
#2:NewYorkersWantWalmartinNewYorkCity
71%ofNewYorkCityresidentsfavorWalmartcomingtoNewYorkCity
o
Borough-specificsupportis:Bronx(80%);Brooklyn(76%);Queens(70%);StatenIsland(66%)andManhattan(59%)
63%ofNewYorkersfavorbringingWalmartTOTHEIRNEIGHBORHOOD
62%ofsmallbusinessesfavorWalmartcomingtoNewYorkCity
Morethan74%ofunionmemberssupportlocatingaWalmartinNewYorkCity
#3:NewYorkersNeedJobs City-wideunemploymentis8.9%
o EastNewYorkis19.2%o CentralandSouthBronxis15.7%o
CentralBrooklynis14.8%o HarlemandWashingtonHeightsis13.6%
#4:WalmartProvidesCompetitiveWages,AffordableBenefits&theChancetoBuilda
Career
Walmartswagesandbenefitsareequalto-oroftenbetterthan-thoseofferedbythemajorityofNew
YorkCitycompetitors
Theaveragewageforregularfull-timehourlyassociatesinNewYorkstateis$13.09perhour
Benefitsincludeaffordablehealthplans,401(k),anda10%storediscount
Fromahealthcareperspective,Walmart:
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Offershealthplansasinexpensiveas$11perpayperiodforanassociateonlyand$33forafamily
o Hasnoannualorlifetimemaximumsonhealthplanuseo
Insuresmorethanonemillionassociatesandtheirdependentsviacompanyhealthplanso
Providesallassociatesoncompanyhealthplansaccesstoanygenericdrugprescriptionfor$4o
ExceedstheaffordabilityandcoveragerequirementsinthePatientProtectionandAffordable
CareAct(PPACA)
Nationally,about70%ofWal-Martsstoremanagementteamstartedasanhourlyassociate
Morethan65%ofWalmartassociateintheNewYorkCityregionworkfulltime
In2009,Walmartpromotedmorethan138,000hourlyassociatesacrosstheU.S.
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#5:WalmartHelpsAmericanHouseholdsSaveMoney
WalmartsavedAmericanhouseholds$3,100eachyear,nomatterwheretheyshop,accordingtoa2008
studybyGlobalInsight*
AccordingtotheNewYorkPost,someQueensresidentscouldsave33percentbypurchasingsome
everydayitemsatWalmartinsteadoftheirlocalgrocerystore
Walmartoffers$4genericprescriptionsatWalmartandSAM'SCLUBpharmacies;thisprogramhassavedWalmartsU.S.customersmorethan$3billionsinceitwaslaunchedin2006
WalmartandSam'sClubhavelong-acceptedacceptSNAP,formallyknownasfoodstampbenefits,atallofourstoresnationwide*WMsavestheaveragefamilyabout$3100ayear,nomatterwheretheyshop
#6:NewYorkersNeedMoreAccesstoFresh,AffordableFood
3millionNewYorkerslackadequateaccesstogrocerystores
o Low-incomeneighborhoodshavethehighestneedo
1.4millionNewYorkersstruggletoputfoodonthetableo
NYCcansupportmorethan100newneighborhoodgrocerystoresandsupermarkets
25%ofNYCchildrenareobese.ResearchshowsthatthepresenceofasupermarketwithinaCensustractaloneorincombinationwithagrocerystorewasassociatedwithlowerprevalenceratiosof
obesityandoverweightresidents
Asthenationslargestgrocer,WalmartsellsmorelocallygrownproducethananycompanyinAmerica
#7:WalmartisCommittedtoMakingFoodHealthierandHealthyFoodMoreAffordable
WalmartwasrecentlyjoinedbyFirstLadyMichelleObamaasitoutlinedthefivekeyelementsofan
efforttoprovidehealthierandmoreaffordablefoodchoices:
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Reformulatingthousandsofeverydaypackagedfooditemsby2015o
Makinghealthierchoicesmoreaffordableo
Developingstrongcriteriaforasimplefront-of-packagesealo
Providingsolutionstoaddressfooddesertsbybuildingstoreso
Increasingcharitablesupportfornutritionprograms
#8:WalmarthasaPositiveEconomicImpactontheLocalEconomy
LastyearinNewYorkState,Walmartcollectedmorethan$364millioninsalestaxes
Walmartpaidmorethan$88.4millioninstateandlocaltaxesinthestateofNewYorklastyear
Lastyear,Walmartspentalmost$11billionformerchandiseandserviceswithover2,400suppliersin
thestateofNewYork.AsaresultofWalmart'srelationshipwiththesesuppliers,Walmartsupports
131,233supplierjobsinthestateofNewYork
InNewYorkCityalone,Walmartspentmorethan$5.7billionlastyearformerchandiseandservices
with835city-basedsuppliers,themajorityofwhicharesmallbusinesses
#9:WalmartSupportsLocalCommunities
In2009,Walmart'scharitablecontributionstotalmorethan$12millionacrossthestateofNewYork
Overthepastthreeyears,theWalmartfoundationgavemorethan$9millionincashandin-kind
donationstolocalNewYorkCityorganizations
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#10:WalmartisCommittedtoDiversity
Walmartcontinuestoimplementinitiativestoattractandretainadiverseworkforce,includingrecruitingfromcollegesanduniversitieswithlargemulticulturalpopulations
Morethan850,000ofWalmartsassociatesarefemaleandmakeup59percentofthecompanysU.S.
workforce
Morethan41percentofWalmartofficialsandmanagersarewomen
Wealsoemploy:
o 249,000AfricanAmericanso 171,000Hispanicso
42,000AsianAmericanso 6,000PacificIslanderAmericanso
15,000AmericanIndianandAlaskaNativeso
430,000associates50andover
