Company Name | Walmart Chile |
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Website | walmart.com |
Snippet | Walmart Inc. ( /ˈwɔːlmɑːrt/; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.[11] The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses.[12][13] As of January 31, 2021,[update] Walmart has 11,443 stores and clubs in 26 countries, operating under 54 different names.[2][3][14] The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, 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 Flipkart Wholesale in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Canada, and South Africa. Since August 2018, Walmart holds 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. |
ISIN | US9311421039 |
Type | Public |
Owner | Walton family (50.85%)[6] |
Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Sam Walton |
Revenue | US$559.2 billion (FY2021)[4] |
Website | walmart.com |
Formerly | Walmart Discount City (1962–1969), Wal-Mart, Inc. (1969–1970), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1970–2018) |
Industry | Retail |
Products | Electronics, Movies, music, and games, Home and furniture, Home improvement, Clothing, Footwear, Jewelry, Toys, Garden supplies, Health and beauty, Pet supplies, Sporting goods and fitness, Auto, Photo finishing, Craft and party supplies, Grocery |
Services | Walmart-2-Walmart, Walmart MoneyCard, Pickup Today, Walmart.com, Financial Services, Walmart Pay |
Divisions | Walmart U.S., Walmart International, Sam's Club, Global eCommerce |
Traded as | NYSE: WMT, DJIA component, S&P 100 component, S&P 500 component |
Key people | Greg Penner (Chairman), Doug McMillon (President, CEO) |
Net income | US$14.88 billion (FY2020)[5] |
Area served | North America (United States and Canada)<note>Also serves other countries under other names (for example, Asda.)</note> |
Headquarters | Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
Total assets | US$252.5 billion (FY2021)[4] |
Total equity | US$74.66 billion (FY2020)[5] |
Operating income | US$22.55 billion (FY2021)[4] |
Number of employees | 2.2 million, Worldwide (2020)[5], 1.5 million, U.S. (2017)[7], 700,000, International |
Number of locations | 11,443 stores worldwide (January 31, 2021)[2][3] |
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