Walmart Breaks Ground on New Sacramento
Supercenter in Delta Shores Development, Bringing
300 New Jobs to Region by Summer 2017
187,000 sq. ft., full-service store to serve as anchor tenant of new development, providing easier
access to healthy and affordable foods while keeping city sales tax dollars local;
Ceremony also unveiled new refrigerated truck for River City Food Bank,
purchased through an $85,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2016) – Walmart conducted a groundbreaking ceremony last week on
the site of its newest supercenter at the Delta Shores development in south Sacramento. The 187,000sq. ft. store, now under construction at the intersection of I-5 and Cosumnes River Blvd., will employ
300 associates when it opens in the summer of 2017. The store will feature a full line of groceries with
fresh fruits and vegetables, meats dairy, a bakery and a deli, as well as wide variety of general
merchandise, including electronics, apparel, a tire and lube express, an outdoor garden center and a
pharmacy.
Several elected officials and local dignitaries participated in the groundbreaking ceremony, including
Sacramento Vice Mayor, Rick Jennings; Sacramento City Manager, John Shirley; Region Business
CEO, Josh Wood; Sacramento Commissioner, Cornelious Burke; and Chief of Staff for Supervisor
Schenirer, Joe Devlin.
“The groundbreaking of a Walmart Supercenter is always an
exciting occasion and we’re delighted to begin construction
on this new store in the city of Sacramento,” said Chester
Gray, Walmart Regional General Manager. “We couldn’t be
more proud to serve as the anchor tenant in the new Delta
Shores retail and residential development. Not only are we
bringing hundreds of new jobs to south Sacramento, but
we’ll make access to healthy and affordable foods easily
accessible for people living and working in the area – all in
an effort to bring one-stop shopping closer to home.”
Delta Shores is an 800-acre, mixed-use development which
Sacramento elected officials and business leaders
will feature a mix of residential units with retail, restaurant
break ground on the new Walmart Supercenter in the
and entertainment opportunities. Located south of the
new Delta Shores development in south Sacramento.
Pocket and Meadowview neighborhoods off I-5 at
Cosumnes River Blvd, Delta Shores will offer access to
nearby public transport links and will become a hub for shopping and entertainment for people
throughout the region.
“I am pleased to welcome this significant milestone in the development of Sacramento’s first Walmart
supercenter and for the Delta Shores development as a whole,” said Sacramento Vice Mayor Rick
Jennings. “This is a project we’ve been working on for many years, in coordination with the community,
and we look forward to the new jobs, sales tax revenues and shopping opportunities that will be coming
to District 7 and throughout the city.”
River City Food Bank
In addition to the groundbreaking ceremony, the River City
Food Bank unveiled its new refrigerated truck, made
possible through an $85,000 grant from the Walmart
Foundation.
Walmart executives and associates present River
City Food Bank with an $85,000 grant from the
Walmart Foundation. The nonprofit unveiled a new
refrigerated truck which will be used to transport
food from its source — the growers and donors —
to the food insecure in the urban core.
“River City Food Bank knows that our families crave and
thrive on fresh fruits and vegetables, but accessing them
and making sure they are kept cool to preserve the quality
has been a challenge for us,” said Eileen Thomas, executive
director of River City Food Bank. “Thanks to a generous
grant from the Walmart Foundation, our new refrigerated
truck enables us to access and refrigerate a great quantity
of these nutritional fruits and vegetables for the more than
5,500 hungry people who come to us each month.”
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