BNET Industries
Market Cap:$200.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$378.7B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Headquartered in Bentonville AR, the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) employs about 1.9 million people in nearly 5,000 stores in 15 countries including the US, the UK, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, South Korea and Mexico. The Company generates $312 billion in sales. Wal-Mart operates under three different retail formats: Discount Store - Wal-Mart, Grocery and Drug store combo - Neighborhood Market and Super center - Sam's Club. Wal-Mart recently won a lawsuit in the California May-Carmen Bike Safety Case.
Number of Employees 2,100,000
Contact Information
702 SW Eighth Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716
(479) 273-4000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other General Merchandise Stores: 452990
Recent Events
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Wal-Mart plans to open another 40 stores in India: minister
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Arkansas personal income rises to No. 46
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Minority computer supplier lands major deal with Walmart
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Tattle: Colbert comes to aid of U.S. speedskaters
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Walmart Announces Price Reductions On Thanksgiving Dinner Favorites, TVs And Other Popular Electronics
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Walmart and DreamWorks Animation Offer Exclusive Merry Madagascar DVD and Holiday Items in Walmart Stores
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Wal-Mart pays US$85m to settle workers' claims
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RETAILER OFFERS FEWER OPTIONS: Report: Inventory Upsets Shoppers
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Deflation Threat Looms in Japan
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Suit Claims That Redbox Charges Late Fees Despite Promise Not to
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1 Bessemer Division approves AG King’s motion to dismiss DA’s suit; four other cases await...
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Owning Wal-Mart: Taking the Vito Corleone Approach
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Ex-Alderman-at-Large Pressly seeks to return to city position
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UPDATE 3-Wal-Mart keeps conservative U.S. store growth plan
News & Analysis
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Jobs not guaranteed for disabled applicants; ADA accommodation decision may end up in Supreme Court.(News)(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Pam Huber vs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
- 2007-06-11
Byline: JUDY GREENWALD ST. LOUIS-The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer to offer a vacant job to a disabled worker as an accommodation if a better qualified applicant is available, says a federal appellate court, ruling o Byline: JUDY GREENWALD...
Court widens ADA scope on harassment doctrine; 'Hostile workplace' can create liability for employers.(Americans With Disabilities Act)
- 2006-01-30
Byline: DAVE LENCKUS BOSTON-A federal appellate court for the first time has formally adopted the concept that employers with hostile workplaces can be held liable for damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court Byline: DAVE LENCKUS...
Legal Briefs: Coverage suit dismissed over inconvenient forum.(Perspectives)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suit, Liggett Group Inc. suit and Americans with Disabilities Act suit against McClatchy Newspapers Inc.)
- 2002-12-09
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a suit brought by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. seeking business interruption damages from its insurers for loss at a retail store in another state. In December 1996, a large boulder ...
EEOC cites Wal-Mart for ADA violations
- 1998-11-23
WASHINGTON, D.C -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a complaint against Wal-Mart, charging the company with violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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