Company Profile:

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
702 SW Eighth Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-8611
United States - Map
Phone: 479-273-4000
Fax: 479-273-4053
Website: http://www.walmartstores.com

Details:

Index Membership: Dow Jones Composite/Dow Industrials
Sector: Services
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Full Time Employees: 2,100,000

Business Summary:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company’s Walmart U.S. segment offers meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and floral and dry grocery; health and beauty aids, baby products, household chemicals, paper goods, and pet supplies; electronics, toys, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts and prepaid service, and seasonal merchandise; fabrics and crafts, stationery and books, automotive accessories, hardware and paint, and sporting goods; pharmacy and optical services; shoes, jewelry, and accessories, as well as apparel for women, girls, men, boys, and infants; and home furnishings, housewares and small appliances, bedding, home décor, outdoor living, and horticulture products through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. This segment also provides financial services and products comprising money orders, wire transfers, check cashing, and bill payment. Its Walmart International segment includes various formats of retail stores, discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, restaurants, apparel stores, Sam’s Clubs, and online retail operations. This segment also operates banks that focus on consumer lending, as well as consumer credit products. The company’s Sam’s Club segment offers merchandise comprising hardgoods, softgoods, and selected private-label items under the Member’s Mark, Bakers & Chefs, and Sam’s Club brands through warehouse membership clubs in the United States, as well as through samsclub.com. It operates stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom, China, and India. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.