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Walmart Inc. (/ ˈ w ɔː l m ɑːr t / ⓘ; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. [11]
Walmart.com (started as a joint-venture, it has since been fully acquired and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart) Sonae Distribuição Brasil (Brazilian operations) - now WMS Supermercados do Brasil. Seiyu Group - Walmart acquired a 6.1% stake in Seiyu beginning in May 2002. A majority interest (53%) was acquired in December 2005, giving ...
Lotte Plaza – Korean-American supermarket (Maryland, Virginia) Marukai – Japanese American supermarket in CA and HI, also owns Tokyo Central. Mitsuwa (New Jersey, Illinois, California, Hawaii, Texas) – Japanese American supermarket and shopping center; Metro Supermarket - Chinese American in Southern California; Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market ...
The largest shareholder of Walmart is the Walton family, who owns more than half of all Walmart shares. The second largest shareholder in Walmart is the Vanguard Group, who holds around 5% of ...
By 1988, Wal-Mart was the most profitable retailer in the United States, [7] though it did not outsell K-Mart and Sears in terms of value of items purchased until late 1990 or early 1991. By 1988, Walmart was operating in 27 states, having expanded into Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Wyoming.
The latter of the two cannibalized the Walmart-owned warehouse store to create one of the largest retail stores in the U.S., employing about 360 associates, according to Walmart.
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Walmart is the great American success story, rising from its beginnings in northwest Arkansas to the title of the world's largest retailer in a span of 60 years. ... The store was owned by members ...