Hundreds of New Products Land on Walmart.com During ‘Made in the USA’ Open Call
June 28 2016 - 09:45AM
Business Wire
Every shelf-stable item pitched, with a few
exceptions, will be on Walmart.com with deals for Walmart stores
and Sam’s Club being made on the spot
For the third year in a row, Walmart is opening its doors to
more than 450 entrepreneurs during the company’s “Made in the USA”
Open Call event today for products made, assembled or grown in the
U.S. The event is part of Walmart’s fourth annual U.S.
Manufacturing Summit, hosted at the company’s headquarters in
Bentonville, Arkansas.
Hundreds of potential and current suppliers representing
companies large and small from coast to coast are pitching
everything from food to toys to apparel, and meeting with hundreds
of Walmart’s buyers for the chance to sell their U.S. made products
at Walmart. The company is putting every shelf-stable item pitched
at Open Call today on Walmart.com. With very few exceptions,
everything is a yes! Deals are possible from just a few to
thousands of Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations across the
country.
“We are thrilled to put hundreds of new Made in the USA products
on Walmart.com,” said Michelle Gloeckler, executive vice president,
Consumables, Health & Wellness, U.S. Manufacturing Lead.
“Walmart’s $250 billion commitment to buy products supporting
American jobs is having a tangible impact on communities across the
country as factories expand or open to make products for Walmart
stores, Walmart.com and Sam’s Club.”
“Landing a deal with Walmart was huge for our small company,”
said Courtny Squibb with Schultz Laboratories MFR., Inc. in
Granger, Iowa. “Since last year’s Open Call, our white diamond
metal polish is now in more than 2,500 Walmart stores and
Walmart.com.”
The 2016 U.S. Manufacturing Summit and Open Call, with companies
attending from more than 40 states and nearly 800 meetings taking
place, are part of Walmart’s commitment to investing in American
jobs, having pledged in 2013 to purchase an additional $250 billion
in U.S. made products by 2023.
For more information on Walmart’s commitment to U.S.
manufacturing, visit www.walmart-jump.com and
www.walmart.com/americanjobs.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, nearly
260 million customers and members visit our 11,527 stores under 63
banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries.
With fiscal year 2016 revenue of $482 billion, Walmart employs more
than 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a
leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment
opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by
visiting http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available
at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
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