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In 2011, New Yorkers are on track to spend $215 million at Walmart locations outside the city o City residents spent more than $195 million at Walmart in 2010 New York City is the top metro market for Walmart.com in the country Walmart employs more than 36,000 associates in NY, including 1,400 New York City residents
The following independent polls show overwhelming support for Walmart in New York City: o New York Times (August 2011) o NY1Marist Poll (August 2011) o Quinnipiac University Poll (July 2011) o Quinnipiac University Poll (March 2011) These polls reflect similar results as a Walmart commissioned poll by Douglas E. Schoen More than 42,000 people have liked Walmarts New York City Facebook page More than 100,000 New Yorkers have signed a petition to bring a Walmart store to the city
#4: Competitive Wages, Affordable Benefits & the Chance to Build a Career
Walmarts wages and benefits meet or exceed those offered by a majority of New York City competitors The average wage for regular fulltime hourly Walmart associates in New York state is $12.50 per hour Benefits include affordable health plans, 401(k), and a 10% store discount From a health care perspective, Walmart: o Offers plans as inexpensive as $11 per pay period for an associate only and $33 for a family o Has no annual or lifetime maximums on health plan use o Insures more than one million associates and their dependents via company health plans o Provides all associates on company health plans access to any generic drug prescription for $4 o Exceeds the requirements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Nationally, close to 75% of Walmarts store management team started as an hourly associate More than 65% of Walmart associates in the New York City region work full time In 2010, Walmart promoted more than 146,000 hourly associates across the U.S.
Walmart and Sam's Club have longaccepted SNAP, formally known as food stamp benefits, at all of our stores nationwide
3 million New Yorkers lack adequate access to grocery stores o Lowincome neighborhoods have the highest need o 1.4 million New Yorkers live in households that cannot afford an adequate supply of nutritious food o NYC can support more than 100 new neighborhood grocery stores and supermarkets 25% of NYC children are obese. Research shows that the presence of a supermarket within a census tract alone or in combination with a grocery store was associated with lower prevalence ratios of obesity and overweight residents As the nations largest grocer, Walmart sells more locally grown produce than any company in America
1. New York City Department of City Planning, NYC Health, and New York City Economic Development Corporation. Going to Market: New York City's Neighborhood Grocery Store and Supermarket Shortage. Rep. 2008. 2. The New York City Council. Food Works: A Vision to Improve NYC's Food System. Rep. 2010.
#7: Walmart is Committed to Making Food Healthier and Healthy Food More Affordable
Walmart was recently joined by First Lady Michelle Obama as it outlined the five key elements of an effort to provide healthier and more affordable food choices: o Reformulating thousands of everyday packaged food items by 2015 o Making healthier choices more affordable o Developing strong criteria for a simple frontofpackage seal o Providing solutions to address food deserts by building stores o Increasing charitable support for nutrition programs