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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Bargains in Wait
Mountain View Telegraph
Inside the Edgewood Wal-Mart— between the shiny concrete floors and an expansive white ceiling— are seemingly endless racks of new merchandise interspersed with empty racks awaiting new merchandise.
By the time the store opens there will be 35 semi-loads of goods delivered and stocked, according to store manager James Torres. The stocking is going smoothly, he said.
"It's not like this in every store," said Torres, who has opened a Wal-Mart before.
The employees, who are primarily from the East Mountains and Estancia Valley, are particularly hard-working, he said.
One of those employees, Alice Argenbright, moved to the area just two years ago. She came out to take care of her 86-year-old grandmother.
"She's just getting up in age," Argenbright said.
Argenbright, who will manage the automotive section, held a similar position at Sandia BMW. She said she believes there is more room for advancement at Wal-Mart, however.
Argenbright's motorcycles— including a Harley-Davidson with "a lot of chrome on it"— and her two dogs are a big part of her life outside of work, she said.
"So far I'm really, really happy with everything (at work)," she said.
Argenbright started with the store's first batch of new hires on Feb. 4. There are currently about 280 employees, and by the time the store opens on March 7 there will be around 500.
Around that time, $18,000 will be given away to schools in the Moriarty-Edgewood School District, according to Julie Brand, the operations assistant manager and community involvement coordinator.
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