Published in the Greater Killeen Business Quarterly 2017 Newcomers Guide
For more than 40 years, Walmart has had a significant presence in the Lone Star State. With five stores in the Killeen area, including two recently opened Walmart Neighborhood Markets, the company is always working to find new ways to help customers save money and live better by serving them when, where and how they want to shop.
Walmart also continues to lead the way in Texas by offering good jobs with great benefits, and providing a clear path toward a successful career in retail. Walmart employs more than 171,000 people throughout the state, nearly 900 of them in the Killeen area.
PLEDGE TO VETERANS
As part of Walmart’s Veterans Welcome Home Commitment, the company employs nearly 120,000 veterans across the nation. The commitment originally guaranteed a job offer to any eligible, honorably discharged U.S. veteran who was within 12 months of active duty. The initial goal in May of 2013 was to offer jobs to 100,000 veterans by the end of 2018. However, the company quickly accomplished that, so in May of 2015, Walmart announced the expansion of that original projection and an updated goal of offering a job to 250,000 veterans by the end of 2020.
Texas Walmart stores employ more veterans than any other state. Walmart has also changed the eligibility from within 12 months of active duty, to any veteran who has been honorably discharged since the announcement of the commitment in May 2013.
GROWING CAREERS IN RETAIL
Over the past two years, Walmart committed to helping its associates live better by investing $2.7 billion in training, education and higher wages.
In 2016, Walmart opened its very first Training Academy in North Texas – one of 200 Academies that will open around the country to provide a consistent training program about core retail skills, leadership, merchandising, operations, technology, and customer service. These investments offer associates skills, knowledge and tools to help them grow with the company and provide great customer service during a time of rapid change in shopping habits. A Walmart Training Academy will open in nearby Cedar Park in 2017.
The Walmart Training Academies helped nearly 25,000 Texas Walmart associates earn a promotion to a job with higher pay and more responsibility, and helped Walmart convert more than 22,000 associates from part-time to full-time positions.
Finally, in March of 2017, Walmart gave a quarterly cash bonus to nearly 95,000 associates in Texas. In Killeen, associates shared nearly a quarter of a million dollars in cash bonuses, based on the positive performance of their stores.
KILLEEN STORES HERE TO SERVE
Associates at the two Walmart Supercenters and the three Walmart Neighborhood Markets in the Killeen area are committed to helping customers save time as well as save money. Today, customer convenience is a top priority and Walmart continues to evolve to make sure the company is serving customers when, where and how they want to shop. We look forward to seeing you soon!
KILLEEN LOCATIONS:
Walmart Neighborhood Market No. 3449, 3801 E. Stan Schlueter Lp.
Walmart Neighborhood Market No. 3450, 2900 Clear Creek Rd.
Walmart Supercenter No. 407, 1400 Lowes Blvd.
Walmart Supercenter No. 6286, 3404 W. Stan Schlueter Lp.