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U.S. Comps Rise 1% in Q4

Wal-Mart Stores said net profits during the fiscal fourth quarter improved by 8.6%, helped by lower than expected tax rates and modest gains in holiday sales... More
Top Executive

Mike Duke, president and CEO

In his three years as chief executive officer at Wal-Mart Stores, Mike Duke has demonstrated a willingness to learn from the past as he sets out for the future. ...More

  • May 16, 2013
    Article

    Weather, Tax Woes Sink Wal-Mart Comps 1

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday that smaller and slower-arriving tax returns and unseasonable weather contributed to sales that were below the retailer’s modest ambitions in the fiscal first quarter....More
  • May 13, 2013
    Article

    Wal-Mart Files Suit Against UFCW, Others 1

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and an affiliated group, charging disorderly conduct in Los Angeles-area protests late last year....More
  • May 6, 2013
    Article

    Wal-Mart Launches Image Campaign 1

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores on Sunday said it has launched a national television and digital advertising campaign to show how it provides low prices and creates job opportunities....More
  • May 1, 2013
    Article

    Wal-Mart Prefers Developing Own E-Commerce Technology 1

    NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores would rather develop its own e-commerce technology than use existing systems so it can do a better job keeping up with changing customer needs, the company’s top e-commerce executive said in a presentation here....More
  • Apr. 24, 2013
    Article

    Acosta and Out Front Partner for Marketing Platform

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Acosta Sales & Marketing here said its integrated marketing division has formed a partnership with Out Front Marketing to provide custom experiential marketing for products outside Wal-Mart stores....More
  • Apr. 19, 2013
    Article

    Food Lion Ads Challenge Wal-Mart on Price

    SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion here is turning the tables on Wal-Mart Stores in the Charlotte, N.C., market by running ads showing how much shoppers can save on a specific mix of groceries, according to one local report....More
  • Apr. 15, 2013
    Article

    Charlotte’s Food Retailing Hinges on Harris Teeter  

    Maybe it is lonely at the top. It was only a few years ago that Harris Teeter ascended to its No. 1 position in the Charlotte market, but this February the company said it is exploring the possibility of selling itself....More
  • Apr. 15, 2013
    Article

    New Entries Shift Houston’s Retail Landscape  

    The opening last week of nine of the 30 Aldi stores planned for Houston over the next two years and the imminent entry of The Fresh Market there means competition for the city’s conventional operators is likely to escalate....More
  • Apr. 15, 2013
    Article

    Turbulence in the Los Angeles Market   2

    The Southern California market could be in for a big shake-up over the next few years — one not necessarily attributable to an earthquake....More
  • Apr. 15, 2013
    Article

    Roundy’s Under Attack in Milwaukee  

    Pick ’n Save has long been the dominant supermarket operator in the Milwaukee market, where its parent company Roundy’s Supermarkets is based, but things are changing rapidly as big-box operators are pitching an aggressive battle to steal share....More
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GENERAL INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters
Bentonville, Ark.

Number of Stores
4,750 (U.S.)

Store Banners
Walmart, Walmart Supercenters, Walmart Market, Walmart Express, Sam's Club

Corporate Website
walmartstores.com

Company Contact

TOP MANAGEMENT

Michael Duke
President and CEO

Rosalind Brewer
President and CEO, Sam's Club

C. Douglas McMillon
President and CEO, Walmart International

William Simon
President and CEO, Walmart U.S.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Sales:
$274.5 billion (U.S.; FY 2013)

FY 2013 4th Quarter
$74.7 billion (U.S.)

FY 2013 3rd Quarter
$66.1 billion (U.S.)

FY 2013 2nd Quarter
$67.4 billion (U.S.)

FY 2013 1st Quarter
$66.3 billion (U.S.)

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Upcoming Walmart Events
  • MAR. 5
    Raymond James Investor Conference
    (U.S. CEO Bill Simon)
     
  • MAY 16
    Q1 Results
    (FY 2014)
     
  • AUG. 15
    Q2 Results
    (FY 2014)
     
  • NOV. 14
    Q3 Results
    (FY 2014)
     
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