| Over 51 units of blood donated by 51 store employees Aurangabad, 24th September, 2011: Best Price Modern Wholesale, the about-to-be-opened business to business (B2B) wholesale cash and carry store of Bharti Walmart Private Limited, in Aurangabad today completed a blood donation camp, organized in association with Marathwada Blood Bank. 51 associates of Best Price Modern Wholesale store came forward for the noble cause and donated more than 51 units of blood.
A team led by Dr Prakash Nagre and Dr Fouzia Siddiqui facilitated the blood donation camp. The aim of this blood donation camp was to help the needy citizens of Aurangabad who require blood. This initiative is part of Best Price Modern Wholesale store’s commitment towards the community to help people live better. All the donors were given certificates and blood-donor’s card for their noble contribution to the society.
Employees of Best Price Modern Wholesale store will continue to engage in initiatives to serve the community and the people of Aurangabad.
About Bharti Walmart Private Limited
Bharti Walmart Private Limited is a business-to-business (B2B) joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart for wholesale cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management operations in India to serve small retailers, manufacturers and farmers. The JV launched its first B2B Best Price Modern Wholesale cash-and-carry store in Amritsar in May 2009. A typical cash-and-carry store stands between 50,000 and 100,000 square feet and sells a wide range of fresh, frozen and chilled foods, fruits and vegetables, dry groceries, personal and home care, hotel and restaurant supplies, clothing, office supplies and other general merchandise items. The JV is expected to open 12 new wholesale cash-and-carry facilities and employ approximately 4,000 people by December 2011. Currently, Best Price Modern Wholesale stores are present in Amritsar, Zirakpur, Jalandhar, Kota, Bhopal, Ludhiana, Raipur, Indore and Vijayawada. |