10 Facts About Walmart

1. Miami residents are already shopping and working at Walmart: Even without a store in the city: o Walmart currently employs 366 City of Miami residents o Last year, City of Miami residents spent more than $85 million at Walmart o Miami is among the top 10 US metro markets in sales for Walmart.com 2. South Floridians support Walmart: The Wynwood Historical Homeowners Association supports the new Walmart and has collected more than 300 signatures The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce is based in Wynwood and supports the addition of a Walmart store to their community In a survey commissioned by Walmart and conducted by JZ Analytics, results showed adults in MiamiDade County have a positive view of Walmart: o 86 percent agree that Walmart helps communities grow by providing employment o 82 percent agree that Walmart stores create a good starting point for re-development initiatives o 76 percent agree that Walmart stores insure long-term growth and stability for a local economy 3. A Walmart in Midtown can be part of the solution for residents: st The store would be located on the SE corner of North Miami Ave and NE 31 and feature: o 350 jobs including management, pharmacy, and sales associate positions o Full line of groceries as well as a bakery, a delicatessen, a frozen food section and meat, dairy and fresh produce sections o General merchandise areas including pharmacy, apparel and accessories, sporting goods, electronics, home, lawn and garden, fine jewelry and health and beauty 4. South Florida residents need jobs: As of December 2011, the unemployment numbers for South Florida counties were: o Miami-Dade: 10.2 percent o Broward: 8.6 percent o Palm Beach 9.7 percent 5. South Floridians are underserved in terms of access to fresh food: According to Feeding South Florida, 17.6 percent of the county population in Miami-Dade experiences food insecurity The USDA Food Locator states that South Floridians lack access to grocery stores. Findings mention: o 3.7 percent of the population in Miami-Dade is low income and has low access to grocery stores nearby 6. Walmart is committed to nutrition: Walmart recently launched an effort to make food healthier and healthier food more affordable. The companys initiative is committed to: o Reformulating thousands of everyday packaged food items by 2015 o Make healthier choices more affordable by providing savings on fresh produce and reducing the price premium on better-for-you items o Provide solutions to address food deserts by building stores in underserved communities o Increase charitable support for nutrition programs that help educate consumers about healthier food solutions and choices This year, Walmart introduced a front-of-pack label - Great For You - that will give customers an easier way to identify healthier food when they shop

7. Walmart jobs offer competitive wages, affordable benefits and the chance to build a career:

The average wage for regular, full-time hourly associates in Florida is $12.47 per hour From a health care perspective, Walmart offers plans as inexpensive as $15 per pay period Nearly 75 percent of Walmarts store management teams joined the company as hourly associates In 2011, more than 161,000 hourly associates in Walmart U.S. stores received promotions

8. Walmart has a proven track record in the state of Florida: Walmart is one of Floridas largest employers with more than 93,000 associates at: o 189 Supercenters o 23 Discount Stores o 31 Neighborhood Markets o 44 Sams Clubs o 6 Distribution Centers Walmart collected more than $753.1 million in sales taxes on behalf of the state of Florida last year Last year, Walmart paid more than $105.7 million in state and local taxes Walmart spent more than $5.9 billion for merchandise and services with 2,326 Florida suppliers over the past 12 months and as a result of these relationships, supports an additional 81,000 state jobs. Local suppliers and vendors found in Walmart stores include: o o o o o o o o o o Conchita Foods Goya Foods Iberia Foods Badia Spices Gonzalez & Tapanes LaBella La Espanola Sunburst Farms* VistaFlor Corporation* McCarther Dairy* o Direct Flowers Distributors* o Exotic Blooms Corporation* o Transnational Foods* o Kingston-Miami Trading Company* o Italia Lucini Company* o Dutch Packing Company* o L&J General International Corp.* o Healthtex Distributors* o Somabella Laboratories* o India Clothiers* *Located in the City of Miami

9. Walmart supports Florida communities: In 2010, Walmart stores, Sams Club locations and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $40.6 million in cash and in-kind donations to local organizations in Florida. Grantees include: o Miami Dade College o Miami Rescue Mission o Feeding South Florida o The Education Fund o City Year Miami o Broward Partnership for the Homeless 10. Walmart is committed to sustainability: Walmart plays a powerful role in protecting the environment and its commitment to doing business in a sustainable way is based on continuously working to introduce sustainable practices such as: o Waste management efforts that redirect more than 1.3 million pounds of aluminum, 12.4 million pounds of office paper, 18.9 million pounds of plastic hangers and 182 million pounds of plastic out of landfills nationwide o LED lights are used in all exterior building signage and in the refrigerated food cases. This technology is 52 percent more efficient than fluorescent lamps o Exposed concrete floors eliminate the need for surface applied flooring materials o Employment of a centralized energy management system monitors and controls heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and lighting systems o Use of the industrys most efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning units o Use of construction materials from recycled items or items that are manufactured in a way that allows for recycling in the future
Updated 3.14.12