BNET Industries
Market Cap:$201.7B
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's Scott Joins Private-Equity Firm as Partner
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Walmart and CARE Launch New Initiative to Empower Marginalized Women in India
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Wal-Mart plans to open another 40 stores in India: minister
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Police Log, Nov. 7
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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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8 Common Investing Mistakes
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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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While You Were Sleeping: The Next Oscars Are Going To Rule
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Market Report -- Short Stories WMT
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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
News & Analysis
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Retailers in Focus as Earnings Season Wraps Up
Reuters
- 2009-11-09
By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers are poised to defy gloom this week as earnings expectations have improved, but the big test will be what they say about holiday shopping.Earnings estimates for Standard & Poor's 500 retailers have headed higher in recent weeks, some after October same-store sales...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Reports Strong Same-Store Sales
- 2008-06-05
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Wal-Mart's Poor Public Image Contributes to Slowest Same Store Sales in 27 Years, Says WakeUpWalMart.com
- 2007-02-20
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TAKING STOCK: THE BOTTOM LINE ON THE SHOE BIZ.(holiday spending in department stores, Unites States economy, Saks Inc.)
- 2006-12-04
HOLIDAY FIRST READ: Given somewhat mixed November same-store sales results - though a decent start to holiday sales over Black Friday weekend - the outlook for holiday spending has become cautious. Consumer spending bellwether Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sa HOLIDAY FIRST READ: Given somewhat mixed November same-store...
Middle Market Up, Wal-Mart Off, in June Comps.
- 2006-07-17
By Staff New York -With consumers sucker-punched by the double whammy of rising gas prices and higher credit-card bills as interest rates climb, America's big retailers took it on the chin during June, with same-store sales softening, espe...
May comp gains dramatic at upscale chains.(sales report of retail industries)
- 2006-06-05
NEW YORK -- With upbeat consumers spending freely--at least those who could afford to fill up their tanks and still have something left over--American retailers reported a second straight month of solid gains. The Johnson Redbook Index, which ...
Wal-Mart Same-store Sales Up 3.2 Percent
- 2006-03-13
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville reported a 3.2 percent increase in February same-store sales, which slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville reported a 3.2 percent increase in February same-store sales, which slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations.
HTT retailers fall short in comp store gains.(Business)
- 2006-03-06
NEW YORK -- February's same-store sales for key American retailers came up short when compared with the month before, alarming Wall Street and investors. But the numbers look even worse when stacked up against the year before, February 2005. ...
Overall retail revenues top $ 108 billion.(Departments)
- 2006-02-06
High Point--The number of companies on the Kids Today quarterly retail scorecard is dwindling: Toys "R" Us and ShopKo Stores have both completed merger agreements that have taken them private. And Linens 'n Things and Burlington plan to j High Point--The number of companies...
Ross again leads the way.(market condition)
- 2005-10-10
NEW YORK -- Same-store retail sales were mixed during September, with discounters doing well, and department stores taking it on the chin, hit by rising gas prices, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and unseasonably warm weather which hampered sa NEW YORK -- Same-store retail...
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