Walmart Neighborhood Market opens on Baymeadows Road: New grocery store opens in a Southside neighborhood

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new grocery store has opened it's doors in a Jacksonville neighborhood Wednesday morning.

The 41,000 square-foot new Walmart Neighborhood Market is located at 9550 Baymeadows Road.

The store offers a wide variety of fresh produce and organic selections; a full-service deli and in-store bakery with fresh breads and more; and a full grocery department with favorite name-brand products at the same affordable prices as Walmart’s larger stores.

As a convenience to customers, the new location will also have a free store pickup program where customers can shop millions of items on Walmart.com with free shipping to the local store -- with many item available for pickup the same day.

The store's media relation says customers will also find a full-service pharmacy with a drive-thru, health and beauty items, baby and pet supplies, and select household goods.

The location is also hiring up to 95 associates for full- and part-time positions within the store. Applicants interested in careers at Walmart can apply online at Walmartcareers.com.

Grand Opening Details Below:

The festivities begin with a ribbon-cutting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 27 and will feature an appearance by the 2018 Florida Watermelon Queen Camri Campbell, an autograph signing with cheerleaders from the ROAR of the Jaguars, an Oreo stacking contest, Coke's Hug Me machine, sausage samples from Lake City-based Nettles Sausage and more. The first 100 customers will receive a free Ozark Trail tumbler.

South Jacksonville residents are also invited to attend these additional grand opening events:

Movie Night featuring a family friendly movie, food samples and popcorn.

Friday, June 29, 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Spark the Excitement Community Celebration featuring music, ice cream floats and seasonal craft activities for kids, and food samples, including hot dogs, meatballs and fresh fruit.