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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Walmart
Public
Traded as
ISIN US9311421039
Industry Retail
Founded July 2, 1962; 54 years ago (1962-07-02)
Rogers, Arkansas, U.S.
Founder Sam Walton
Headquarters Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Number of locations
11,695 stores (January 31, 2017)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
  • Electronics
  • movies and music
  • home and furniture
  • home improvement
  • clothing
  • footwear
  • jewelry
  • toys
  • health and beauty
  • pet supplies
  • sporting goods and fitness
  • auto
  • photo finishing
  • craft fishing/hunting supplies
  • party supplies
  • grocery
Services
Revenue IncreaseUS$485.87 billion (2016)
DecreaseUS$22.76 billion (2016)
DecreaseUS$13.64 billion (2016)
Total assets DecreaseUS$198.82 billion (2016)
Total equity DecreaseUS$77.79 billion (2016)
Owner Walton family (51%)
Number of employees
  • 2.3 million, Worldwide (2016)
  • 1.4 million, U.S. (2016)
Divisions
  • Walmart U.S.
  • Walmart International
  • Sam's Club
  • Global eCommerce
Subsidiaries
Website
Footnotes / references

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (/ˈwɔːlmɑːrt/), doing business as Walmart, is an American multinational retailing corporation that operates as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. As of January 31, 2017, Walmart has 11,695 stores and clubs in 28 countries, under a total of 63 banners. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada. It operates as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as the Seiyu Group in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Canada. It also owns and operates the Sam's Club retail warehouses.

Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2016, as well as the largest private employer in the world with 2.3 million employees. It is a family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50 percent of Walmart through their holding company, Walton Enterprises, and through their individual holdings. Walmart is also one of the world's most valuable companies by market value, and is also the largest grocery retailer in the U.S. In 2016, 62.3 percent of Walmart's US$478.614 billion sales came from its U.S. operations.


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