145 Facts About Walmart International

Walmart International was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law on October 31,1969.

Walmart International operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica in Mexico and Central America, and as Flipkart Wholesale in India.

Since August 2018, Walmart held only a minority stake in Walmart Brasil, which was renamed Grupo Big in August 2019, with 20 percent of the company's shares, and private equity firm Advent International holding 80 percent ownership of the company.

Walmart International is the world's largest company by revenue, with about US$570 billion in annual revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in May 2022.

Walmart International was the largest United States grocery retailer in 2019, and 65 percent of Walmart International's sales came from US operations.

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Walmart International was originally geographically limited to the South and lower Midwest, but it had stores from coast to coast by the early 1990s.

Walmart International's primary focus was selling products at low prices to get higher-volume sales at a lower profit margin, portraying it as a crusade for the consumer.

Walmart International experienced setbacks because the lease price and branch purchase were unusually high, but he was able to find lower-cost suppliers than those used by other stores and was consequently able to undercut his competitors on pricing.

Walmart International continued to grow rapidly, and by the company's 25th anniversary in 1987, there were 1,198 Walmart International stores with sales of $15.

Walmart International stores opened throughout the rest of the US, with Vermont being the last state to get a store in 1995.

In 1998, Walmart International introduced the Neighborhood Market concept with three stores in Arkansas.

In 2005, Walmart International reported in sales, more than 6,200 facilities around the world—including 3,800 stores in the United States and 2,800 elsewhere, employing more than 1.

Walmart International's book caught the attention of the press and the public.

In November 2005, Walmart International announced several environmental measures to increase energy efficiency and improve its overall environmental record, which had previously been lacking.

CEO Lee Scott said that Walmart International's goal was to be a "good steward of the environment" and ultimately use only renewable energy sources and produce zero waste.

Walmart International designed three new experimental stores with wind turbines, photovoltaic solar panels, biofuel-capable boilers, water-cooled refrigerators, and xeriscape gardens.

Walmart International created its own electric company in Texas, Texas Retail Energy, planned to supply its stores with cheap power purchased at wholesale prices.

In 2006, Walmart International announced that it would remodel its US stores to help it appeal to a wider variety of demographics, including more affluent shoppers.

On June 30,2008, Walmart International removed the hyphen from its logo and replaced the star with a Spark symbol that resembles a sunburst, flower, or star.

Walmart International Canada started to adopt the logo for its stores in early 2009.

On March 20,2009, Walmart International announced that it was paying a combined in bonuses to every full and part-time hourly worker.

In May 2021, Walmart International acquired the Israeli startup Zeekit startup for $200 million.

Studies of food choice, dietary quality, and health have found that Supercenters in the United States are associated with increases in obesity rates and average body mass, and that shoppers at Walmart International do not follow Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as shoppers at traditional supermarkets.

In January 2011, Walmart International announced a program to improve the nutritional value of its store brands over five years, reduce prices for whole foods and vegetables, and open stores in low-income areas, so-called "food deserts", where there are no supermarkets.

On November 14,2012, Walmart International launched its first mail subscription service called Goodies.

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In June 2014, some Walmart International employees went on strike in major US cities demanding higher wages.

In July 2014, American actor and comedian Tracy Morgan launched a lawsuit against Walmart International seeking punitive damages over a multi-car pile-up which the suit alleges was caused by the driver of one of the firm's tractor-trailers who had not slept for 24 hours.

Walmart International settled with the McNair family for $10 million, while admitting no liability.

Morgan and Walmart International reached a settlement in 2015 for an undisclosed amount, though Walmart International later accused its insurers of "bad faith" in refusing to pay the settlement.

However, employees and the United Food and Commercial Workers Walmart International Union alleged some stores were closed in retaliation for strikes aimed at increasing wages and improving working conditions.

In 2015, Walmart International was the biggest US commercial producer of solar power with 142 MW capacity, and had 17 energy storage projects.

On January 15,2016, Walmart International announced it would close 269 stores in 2016, affecting 16,000 workers.

The 102 locations of Neighborhood Markets that were formerly or originally planned to be Walmart International Express, which had been in a pilot program since 2011 and converted in to Neighborhood Markets in 2014, were included in the closures.

Walmart International planned to focus on "strengthening Supercenters, optimizing Neighborhood Markets, growing the e-commerce business and expanding pickup services for customers".

The acquisition was structured as a payout of $3 billion in cash, and an additional $300 million in Walmart International stock vested over time as part of an incentive bonus plan for Jet.

On October 19,2016, Walmart International announced it would partner with IBM and Tsinghua University to track the pork supply chain in China using blockchain.

On February 15,2017, Walmart International announced the acquisition of Moosejaw, a leading online active outdoor retailer, for approximately $51 million.

On June 16,2017, Walmart International agreed to acquire the men's apparel company Bonobos for $310 million in an effort to expand its fashion holdings.

On September 29,2017, Walmart International acquired Parcel, a technology-based, same-day and last-mile delivery company in Brooklyn.

In 2018, Walmart International started crowdsourcing delivery services to customers using drivers' private vehicles, under the brand "Spark".

On December 6,2017, Walmart International announced that it would change its corporate name to Walmart International Inc from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc effective February 1,2018.

On January 11,2018, Walmart International announced that 63 Sam's Club locations in cities including Memphis, Houston, Seattle, and others would be closing.

Walmart International said that ten of the stores will become e-commerce distribution centers and employees can reapply to work at those locations.

In March 2018, Walmart International announced that it is producing its own brand of meal kits in all of its stores that is priced under Blue Apron designed to serve two people.

In September 2018, Walmart International partnered with comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to launch a new brand of women's apparel and accessories called EV1.

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On February 26,2019, Walmart International announced that it had acquired Tel Aviv-based product review start-up Aspectiva for an undisclosed sum.

In May 2019, Walmart International announced the launch of free one-day shipping on more than 220,000 items with minimum purchase amount of $35.

In September 2019, Walmart International made the announcement that it would cease the sale of all e-cigarettes due to "regulatory complexity and uncertainty" over the products.

That same month, Walmart International opened its first Health Center, a "medical mall" where customers can purchase primary care services, such as vision tests, dental exams and root canals, lab work, X-rays and EKGs, counseling, and fitness and diet classes.

In July 2020, Walmart International announced that all customers would be required to wear masks in all stores nationwide, including Sam's Club.

In December 2020, Walmart International launched a new service, Carrier Pickup, that allows the customers to schedule a return for a product bought online, in-store, or from a third-party vendor.

In January 2021, Walmart International announced that the company is launching a fintech startup, with venture partner Ribbit Capital, to provide financial products for consumers and employees.

In February 2021, Walmart International acquired technology from Thunder Industries, which uses automation to create digital ads, to expand its online marketing capabilities.

In June of 2022, Walmart International announced it would be acquiring Memomi, an AR optical tech company.

Walmart International announced it was partnering with Paramount to offer Paramount+ contentto it's Walmart International+ subscribers in a bid to better compete with Amazon.

Walmart International announced in August 2022 that locations were not going back to 24 hours.

Walmart International stores include additional formats such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, cash-and-carry stores, home improvement, specialty electronics, restaurants, apparel stores, drugstores, and convenience stores.

Walmart International US is the company's largest division, accounting for, or 65 percent of total sales, for fiscal 2019.

Walmart International Supercenters, branded simply as "Walmart International", are hypermarkets with sizes varying from 69,000 to 260,000 square feet, but averaging about 178,000 square feet.

Recently, in several Supercenters, like the Tallahassee, Florida and the Palm Desert, California locations, Walmart International added Burger King to their locations, and the location in Glen Burnie, Maryland, due to its past as a hypermarket called Leedmark, which operated from May 1991 to January 1994, boasts an Auntie Anne's and an Italian restaurant.

In 1990, Walmart International opened its first Bud's Discount City location in Bentonville.

Many locations were opened to fulfill leases in shopping centers as Walmart International stores left and moved into newly built Supercenters.

Walmart International opened Supermercado de Walmart International locations to appeal to Hispanic communities in the United States.

In 2009, Walmart International opened "Mas Club", a warehouse retail operation patterned after Sam's Club.

Walmart International Express was a chain of smaller discount stores with a range of services from groceries to check cashing and gasoline service.

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Walmart International planned to build 15 to 20 Walmart International Express stores, focusing on Arkansas, North Carolina, and Chicago, by the end of its fiscal year in January 2012.

On January 15,2016, Walmart International announced that it would be closing 269 stores globally, including the 102 Neighborhood Markets that were formerly or originally planned to be Express stores.

In 2022, Walmart International announced that it would sell its Amigo stores to Pueblo Inc and focus on modernizing its 18 Supercenter and Division 1 formats and 7 Sam's Clubs stores.

In 2008, Walmart International started a pilot program in the small grocery store concept called Marketside in the metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, area.

In 2015, Walmart International began testing a free grocery pickup service, allowing customers to select products online and choose their pickup time.

In May 2016, Walmart International announced a change to ShippingPass, its three-day shipping service, and that it will move from a three-day delivery to two-day delivery to remain competitive with Amazon.

Walmart International priced it at 49 dollars per year, compared to Amazon Prime's 99-dollar-per-year price.

Walmart International announced on March 14,2018, that it would expand online delivery to 100 metropolitan regions in the United States, the equivalent of 40 percent of households, by the end of the year of 2018.

In October 2019, Walmart International announced that customers in 2,000 locations in 29 states can use the grocery pickup service for their adult beverage purchases.

Walmart International will deliver adult beverages from nearly 200 stores across California and Florida.

The news came shortly after Walmart International announced the discontinuation of its personal shopping service, Jetblack.

Walmart International has joint ventures in China and several majority-owned subsidiaries.

In February 2012, Walmart International announced that the company raised its stake to 51 percent in Chinese online supermarket Yihaodian to tap rising consumer wealth and help the company offer more products.

The partnership involved two joint ventures—Bharti manages the front end, involving opening of retail outlets while Walmart International takes care of the back end, such as cold chains and logistics.

Walmart International operates stores in India under the name Best Price Modern Wholesale.

In November 2012, Walmart International admitted to spending lobbying the Indian National Congress; lobbying is conventionally considered bribery in India.

Walmart International is conducting an internal investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Bharti Walmart International suspended a number of employees, rumored to include its CFO and legal team, to ensure "a complete and thorough investigation".

Walmart International entered Indonesia with the opening of stores in Lippo Supermall and Megamall Pluit respectively, under a joint-venture agreement with local conglomerate Lippo Group.

In 1997, Walmart International took over the supermarket chain Wertkauf with its 21 stores for DM 750 million and the following year Walmart International acquired 74 Interspar stores for DM 1.

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In July 2006, Walmart International announced its withdrawal from Germany due to sustained losses.

Walmart International Argentina was founded in 1995 and operates stores under the banners Walmart International Supercenter, Changomas, Mi Changomas, and Punto Mayorista.

On November 6,2020, it was announced that Walmart International has sold its Argentine operations to Grupo de Narvaez.

In May 2018, Walmart International announced plans to sell Asda to rival Sainsbury's for $10.

On October 2,2020, it was announced that Walmart International will sell a majority stake of Asda to a consortium of Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital for £6.

Walmart International investigators found credible evidence that Mexican and American laws had been broken.

Walmart International has invested on internal investigations, which expanded beyond Mexico to implicate operations in China, Brazil, and India.

About 40 percent of products sold in Walmart International are private labels, which are produced for the company through contracts with manufacturers.

Walmart International began offering private label brands in 1991, with the launch of Sam's Choice, a line of drinks produced by Cott Beverages for Walmart International.

Walmart International acquired Parcel, a delivery service in New York, on September 29,2017.

On February 15,2017, Walmart International acquired Moosejaw, an online active outdoor retailer, for approximately $51 million.

Walmart International is headquartered in the Walmart International Home Office complex in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Walmart International introduced its Site-To-Store program in 2007, after testing the program since 2004 on a limited basis.

On September 15,2017, Walmart International announced that it would build a new headquarters in Bentonville to replace its current 1971 building and consolidate operations that have spread out to 20 different buildings throughout Bentonville.

Walmart International is the world's 29th-largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000 list, and the largest public corporation when ranked by revenue.

Walmart International is governed by an eleven-member board of directors elected annually by shareholders.

Walmart International Inc is a Delaware-domiciled joint-stock company registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, with its registered office located in Wolters Kluwer's Corporation Trust Center in Wilmington.

Walmart International's move into the grocery business in the late 1990s set it against major supermarket chains in both the United States and Canada.

Studies have typically found that Walmart International's prices are significantly lower than those of their competitors, and that Walmart International's presence is associated with lower food prices for households.

Comparisons of performance metrics such as sales per square foot suggest that supermarkets in direct competition with Walmart International Supercenters show significant decreases in profit margins, an effect that is strongest in the case of unionized competitors.

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In 2004, Walmart International responded by testing its own dollar store concept, a subsection of some stores called "Pennies-n-Cents".

Walmart International had to face fierce competition in some foreign markets.

Walmart International continues to do well in the UK, where its Asda subsidiary is the second-largest retailer.

Walmart International struggled to export its brand elsewhere as it rigidly tried to reproduce its model overseas.

When measured against similar retailers in the US in 2006, frequent Walmart International shoppers were rated the most politically conservative.

Walmart International has carried clean versions of hip-hop audio CDs and in cooperation with The Timothy Plan, placed "plastic sheathes over suggestive women's periodicals and banned 'lad mags' such as Maxim" magazine.

Walmart International has made steps to appeal to more liberal customers, for example, by rejecting the American Family Association's recommendations and carrying the DVD Brokeback Mountain, a love story between two gay cowboys in Wyoming.

Walmart International stopped selling handguns in all US states, except for Alaska, in 1993.

In 2018, Walmart International stopped selling guns and ammunition to persons younger than 21, following a similar move by Dick's Sporting Goods on the same day.

Walmart International announced that it would stop selling handguns in Alaska, the only state where the company still sold handguns.

Walmart International stated that it was "respectfully requesting" that customers not openly carry weapons in Walmart International stores, except for authorized law enforcement officers.

In 2016, Walmart International began a drive to automate much of the cash handling process.

Walmart International began replacing employees who count currency by hand with machines that count 8 bills per second and 3,000 coins a minute.

For example, in 2005, Walmart International donated in cash and merchandise for Hurricane Katrina relief and in 2020 they committed $25 million to organizations on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Walmart International planned to offer vaccines in Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Chicago and Puerto Rico with the target of delivering between 10 million and 13 million doses per month at full capacity.

In May 2021, Walmart International said that starting from May 18 all its fully vaccinated employees can stop wearing masks at work following the guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Studies of the impact of Walmart International tend to focus on Supercenters rather than Neighborhood Markets.

Comparisons of performance metrics such as sales per square foot suggest that supermarkets and other high-volume retailers in direct competition with Walmart International Supercenters show significant decreases in profit margins.

Research so far suggests that Walmart International superstores have little effect on smaller retailers such as "Mom and Pop" businesses.

Walmart International reported that median sales dropped 40 percent at similar high-volume stores, 17 percent at supermarkets and 6 percent at drugstores.

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Some studies have suggested that the impact a Walmart International store has on a local business is correlated to its distance from the store.

In February 2014, the Walmart International Foundation pledged to support domestic manufacturers by buying worth of American-made products in the next decade.

For every dollar spent by Walmart International to improve its own technology, an estimated ten dollars has been invested by suppliers throughout its supply chain on their own systems and software.

Walmart International is the largest private employer in the United States, with 1.

Walmart International employs almost five times as many people as IBM, the second-largest employer.

Walmart International employs more African Americans than any other private employer in the United States.

Walmart International rebranded their Associate Education Benefits to Live Better U in March 2019.

In June 2019, Walmart International Inc announced the expansion of education benefits to recruit high school students.

In 2011, Walmart International added gender identity to their anti-discrimination policy.

In 2013, Walmart International began offering health insurance benefits to domestic partners.

In 2015, Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart International, issued a statement opposing House Bill 1228 and asked Governor Asa Hutchinson to veto the bill.

In 2016, Walmart International added full healthcare benefits to its transgender employees.

Walmart International has been subject to criticism from various groups and individuals, including labor unions, community groups, grassroots organizations, religious organizations, environmental groups, firearm groups, and the company's own customers and employees.

Walmart International denies doing anything wrong and maintains that low prices are the result of efficiency.

Unlike battery cages, the systems of Walmart International's suppliers allow the hens to move around, but relative to battery cages they have higher hen mortality rates and present distinct environmental and worker health problems.

In March 2018, Walmart International was sued by former Director of Business Development Tri Huynh for claims of reporting misleading e-commerce performance results in favor of the company.

In September 2018, Walmart International was sued by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that Walmart International denied requests from pregnant employees to limit heavy lifting.

In July 2019, the Walmart International subreddit was flooded with pro-union memes in a protest to the firing of an employee who posted confidential material to the subreddit.

In June 2022, the Federal Trade Commission sued Walmart International, alleging that the company facilitated money transfer fraud.

The FTC claimed that Walmart International allowed its money transfer services to be used by scammers who stole hundreds of millions of dollars from customers.

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