OREANDA-NEWS. A new Walmart is opening Wednesday, March 25, following a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The new store is conveniently located near I-65 off of Highway 44 and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The store will provide Shepherdsville residents with low prices on a broad assortment of groceries and merchandise, along with a fuel station and full service pharmacy. Walmart is making shopping more convenient than ever as local residents can shop for more than a million additional items online on Walmart.com and pick them up at the new Shepherdsville Walmart store for free, often as quickly as the same day.

The new store employs approximately 250 full- and part-time associates. Store manager Scott Sloan began his Walmart career in 1995 as an hourly associate.

“Our team has worked very hard to prepare the store for its grand opening,” said store manager Scott Sloan. “We are excited to invite the community inside.”

Fresh, Affordable Produce, Meat and Groceries
Shepherdsville customers will find meal and entertaining essentials, fresh produce and a full line of groceries from leading brand names, including organic selections. By working with growers, Walmart is able to provide farm-grown quality produce at added convenience and low prices.

Convenient Local Pharmacy and General Merchandise
In addition to groceries, the store features quality, value-priced general merchandise, including electronics, furniture, home decor, automotive, sporting goods, home improvement and more.

Community Giving
The grand-opening celebration includes presentations of \$2,500 in grants from Walmart to local community groups. CASA of Bullitt County will receive \$2,000 and the Kentucky Humane Society will receive \$500.

In addition to the grants given as part of the grand opening, the new store will further Walmart’s pledge to fight hunger in America. As part of Walmart’s and the Walmart Foundation’s \$2 billion commitment to fight hunger through 2015, Walmart stores in Kentucky donated approximately 9.8 million pounds of food, in fiscal year 2014, or the equivalent of 8.2 million meals. Additionally, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than \$19.4 million in fiscal year 2014 in Kentucky alone.