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Walmart\u2019s Quaker Ridge Boulevard store recently held grand reopening ceremonies to mark completion of a 5,000-square-foot expansion and renovation. The store employs 350 people.
Paul Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Paul Post<\/p>\n

Walmart on Quaker Ridge Boulevard opened in 2011 to take pressure off the larger Supercenter on Route 9 in Queensbury.<\/p>\n

But sales have been so strong that a 5,000-square-foot expansion and redevelopment became necessary, which store leaders, employees and customers alike celebrated with a recent grand reopening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis store is truly the footprint of what Walmart is trying to build,\u201d Market Manager Robert Hazard said. \u201cThis store has grown faster than Walmart ever expected. It\u2019s more than doubled in volume. Now we\u2019re ready for the next 10 years of business.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new pharmacy, a relocated 3,000-square-foot online pickup and delivery area, larger grocery and new lines of apparel such as Reebok and Jessica Simpson are among the many highlights.<\/p>\n

A huge arch of blue, gold and white balloons greeted customers to the rededication ceremony.<\/p>\n

Everyone on hand was treated to a large assortment of blue and gold-frosted cupcakes, joined by life-size Pillsbury Doughboy and M&M\u2019s costumed characters.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b>Store Manager Rick Beaver presented $1,000 donations to three local non-profits \u2013 West Glens Falls EMS, Lucky Puppy Rescue and Project Cameron, which provides new books to 22 hospitals in upstate New York.<\/p>\n

Throughout the store, vendors representing products such as Gatorade, Sprite and various snack bars treated customers to free samples, and a tasty chocolate fountain was also on hand. Red Bull\u2019s display featured a Formula I race car simulator, giving people a chance to test their high-speed driving skills.<\/p>\n

Much of the Route 9 Walmart\u2019s business comes from Queensbury and towns to the north.<\/p>\n

Quaker Ridge Walmart is strategically located to serve Glens Falls and Washington County, drawing customers from Greenwich to Whitehall and neighboring west-central Vermont as well.<\/p>\n

The Quaker Ridge store is Number 4403 in the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company\u2019s chain of 4,605 U.S. stores. Additionally, it operates 10,586 stores and clubs in 24 countries under various names.<\/p>\n

With revenue of more than $611 billion in 2023, Walmart is the nation\u2019s largest retailer, followed by Amazon ($514 billion), Costco ($242 billion) and The Home Depot ($152 billion).<\/p>\n

The company expects sales to increase 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent during its fiscal year\u2019s second quarter, but officials are concerned about price hikes caused by Trump Administration tariffs.<\/p>\n

Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey recently told CNBC, \u201cWe\u2019re wired for everyday low prices, but the magnitude of these increases is more than any retailer can absorb. It\u2019s more than any supplier can absorb. And so I\u2019m concerned that the consumer is going to start seeing higher prices. You\u2019ll begin to see that, likely towards the tail end of this month (May), and then certainly much more in June.\u201d<\/p>\n

To help employees deal with price changes, Walmart is adopting a new digital shelf labeling system that replaces paper labels. Until now, employees had to manually change labels each time there was a price change. Now, a computer does the job by changing the numbers on little digital screens in front of each product on the shelf. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to make it easy for employees to make sure everything is priced correctly and accurately,\u201d Beaver said.<\/p>\n

With its recent expansion, the Quaker Ridge store has added 33 more jobs, bringing total payroll to 350 full- and part-time employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of tenured associates,\u201d Beaver said. \u201cBut we\u2019re still hiring, looking for overnight stocking, day stocking and online pickup and delivery personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frequent shopper Judy Long said she\u2019s pleased with the store\u2019s new layout and large signs with giant-sized lettering that make departments easier to find. \u201cNow I know where everything is,\u201d she said. \u201cI like how they redid it. I mostly come for groceries, but other things, too, like clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Black Friday, Beaver said the store\u2019s busiest days are typically around Mother\u2019s Day, for garden center sales, and during the Adirondack Balloon Festival in September.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a big event,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes on weekends we have balloons landing in our parking lot because they land in the first place they find. It\u2019s pretty cool because the whole community gets involved with it. This is more of a community-type store. Walmart needs this community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Paul Post Walmart on Quaker Ridge Boulevard opened in 2011 to take pressure off the larger Supercenter on Route 9 in Queensbury. 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