Walmart Opens New Location in San Jose, California


Wed. January 30th, 2013

<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> San Jose, CA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">1.31.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/385264_480752065314312_224617304_n.jpeg" alt="Walmart San Jose Evergreen Store" />Walmart recently opened a Neighborhood Market in San Jose’s Evergreen district, providing jobs for roughly 90 people.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We have had a very positive response to the news that we were opening this store," said Delia Garcia, a spokeswoman for Walmart, according to the Mercury News.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"The existing tenants really see this as a store that will be a benefit to them and provide them with more exposure to customers," Garcia said.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/555205_475863392469846_548600235_n.jpeg" alt="Walmart San Jose Evergreen Store" />Walmart's 41,000 square foot grocery store in Evergreen is the second such Walmart market to open in San Jose. In October, a Walmart Neighborhood market opened in southwest San Jose in a former Safeway store.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The location will provide locally produced fruits and vegetables, fresh breads, meats and cheeses, prepared foods, and include a full-service deli. It will also offer pet products, hardware, and party supplies.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/397500_474827192573466_381250633_n.jpeg" alt="Walmart San Jose Evergreen Store" />"We have been working to bring a grocery store anchor back to Evergreen Village Square," said Kelly Erardi, a vice president with Shapell Properties, the principal owner of the shopping center. "Walmart has stepped up to fill the void."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.walmart.com/" target="_new">Walmart</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">