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👻💀Spooky season is upon us! 🎃🕸 Meet two associates who, if you're a Halloween fan, have the most interesting jobs! Buyer Alexis White (pictured left, below, with her daughter) had the enviable task of purchasing all of this year's Halloween products that you'll find in-store at Walmart Canada. Our Senior Merchant, Seasonal Confectionary Ryan Harper plans, buys and merchandises our treats assortment for all seasonal holidays - including, yes, Halloween. 🍬🍭🍫 While retail businesses across the country scaled back on their buy in 2020, Halloween 2021 is already shaping up to be one of Walmart’s biggest yet! Click here to learn more about these associates: https://lnkd.in/dn4JcMJt
Say hello to John Vagt, our Group Product Manager for eCommerce Technology. He’s been with Walmart Canada for four years. John and his team create great digital relationships with our customers. His team connects our customers to info about orders via emails, text messages and chat bots, and works with our marketing business to connect customers to brands they love through machine learning and big data. John is particularly proud of a targeted advertising platform his team launched earlier this year on for our Walmart Connect Canada media organization. The goal was to personalize ads to show our customers relevant products and brands. John says it took his team a few tries, but they improved each time and persevered for our customers! “We’re continuously learning and innovating across all our disciplines – product, user experience, engineering, program management, and our business partners. It’s precisely that journey of close cross-team collaboration that brings me joy in what I do every day!” John says. Thank you, John, for everything you do!
Walmart and Netflix Team Up for Exclusive New Retail Hub That Will Bring Popular Stories to Life Through this new partnership, Walmart will not only offer products that bring the imagination of Netflix creators into reality, but Walmart customers and Netflix superfans will also find a new, exciting entertainment destination. The Netflix Hub brings together some of its most popular shows in its first digital storefront with a national retailer, and we’re proud to partner with them on this new adventure that will let our customers dive even deeper into their favorite stories and characters. Over the next few months, customers and fans will be able to find compelling, coveted products in a variety of categories, including music, apparel, toys and games, for fan-favorite shows like “Stranger Things,” “Nailed It!” and “CoComelon,” and new shows like “Ada Twist, Scientist.”
The largest U.S. private employer commits to invest nearly $1 billion over the next five years in career-driven training and development BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 27, 2021 — Today, Walmart announced it will pay 100% of college tuition and books for associates through its Live Better U (LBU) education program. Starting Aug. 16, the $1 a day fee will be removed for associates, making all education programs paid for by Walmart. This means approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S. can earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of education debt. As the largest U.S. private employer, Walmart is committing to invest nearly $1 billion over the next five years in career-driven training and development.
We want YOU to join the Walmart Canada family! We've just announced that we’re hiring 12,000 more new and permanent associates across Canada! Applying is easier than ever. Interested applicants can walk-in, apply and be interviewed on the spot. We are hosting a national hiring event on Thursday, Oct. 14 and Friday, Oct. 15 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in our stores, distribution centres, and fleet locations across Canada. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/d8wu8mnp #walmart #walmartcanada #thisisthatplace #hiring #nowhiring
Joshua Oshkabewisens, Operations Manager at our Sudbury North Supercentre, says he wears orange to raise awareness and to create a better future for his two-year-old daughter. “It really stung, having a young child myself,” Joshua (pictured below) says of the recent confirmation of unmarked graves containing the remains of Indigenous children earlier this year. “The thought of my child being taken away from me, as a parent, just hit home for me.” Joshua and Yullinda Ponicappo, our Produce Department Manager in Yorkton, Sask., shared with us what Orange Shirt Day means to them and how the legacy of residential schools impacts their lives. Read the piece here: https://lnkd.in/gUtfmkWr Walmart Canada stands with Indigenous peoples. On Sept. 30, our associates will join Joshua and Yullinda in wearing orange shirts created in partnership with the Orange Shirt Society. For each of these orange shirts sold, 100% of the profits will go to the Orange Shirt Society to support the important work they do in Indigenous communities across Canada. To learn more, visit walmart.ca/orangeshirtday
Meet Walmart Canada driver Yaya Outtara, who has been with Walmart Fleet for two years. 🚚 Yaya lives in Saint-Zotique, QC with his wife and two children, with a new baby on the way (congrats Yaya!🎉) When he’s not on the road, he enjoys playing soccer and basketball with his kids, and helping his son with homework. He likes to listen to Sirius XM during his 12-hour trips, and can’t wait for the welcome home hugs from his son and daughter after a day on the road! Thank you, Yaya, for always going the extra mile!! #walmart #walmartcanada #thisisthatplace #GoingTheExtraMile #truckingandlogistics #topfleetemployer #DriverApperciationWeek
Shahpoor Amiri, store manager at Kingsway Village Supercentre in Oshawa, came to Canada in 1999 as a refugee from Afghanistan. Last month’s bombing in Kabul killed his friend. “That could’ve been me,” Shahpoor writes in this poignant first person piece. Shahpoor shares his story about life in Afghanistan, his move to Canada, and his commitment to supporting Afghan people who’ve recently come to Canada. Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/g-MzzAPm Walmart is also supporting the newcomers from Afghanistan who’ve recently arrived in Canada: ▪ Donating $100,000 to Food Banks Canada to provide 200,000 meals for Afghan families. ▪ Providing household essentials, as well as toys and craft items to Afghan children to keep them entertained while they are staying in quarantine hotels in Canada with their parents. ▪ Walmart Foundation will also contribute an additional $100,000 to support the community. ▪ Welcoming the newcomers to apply for a number of jobs in our stores and distribution centres in several communities across Canada.
This year’s Canadian Red Cross-Walmart Canada campaign was a record-breaker! The Canadian Red Cross says that it was their best partner point-of-sale campaign - EVER! (i.e., when donations are made by customers at a cash register). Together, we raised more than $5 million to support the Red Cross’ disaster relief and preparedness efforts – a new record! The total includes $4.2 million from customer donations and employee initiatives, in addition to $820,000 through Walmart corporate match dollars. We’re amazed by the ongoing generosity and support from our associates and our customers. A special shout-out to our Hinton, AB store (pictured below) - one of this year’s top fundraisers for Red Cross! Thank you for everything you do to support your community! The Canadian Red Cross has been responding to a busy wildfire season in Canada, and this funding will help the organization support Canadians during times it's most needed. In addition, in response to the British Columbia wildfires, our B.C. stores are still raising funds for community relief.
A huge congratulations to our VP Replenishment and Supply Chain Lani Lindsay, who was recently named a Supply Chain Canada Fellow! 🎉🙌🥳 The honour, awarded by Supply Chain Canada, recognizes supply chain executives who have demonstrated visionary leadership, innovation, and excellence in supply chain management. The prestigious accolade has rigorous selection standards and is not awarded every year. Only 60 people have been named a Supply Chain Canada Fellow over the past 100 years – and we are so proud that Lani is one of them!!! You can read more about the recognition here: https://lnkd.in/getJvDT Lani, thank you for everything you do for our customers and your fellow associates. We’re lucky to have you as part of the Walmart family!
