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About Wal-mart
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Sam Walton opened the first store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas.
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Within 5 years there were 25 Wal-mart stores earning a totalrevenue of $12.6 million in sales.
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In 1972 Wal-mart was listed in the NYSE.
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In 1991, Wal-Mart became an international company when weopened a Sam's Club near Mexico City. Just two years later, Wal-MartInternational was created.
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In 2005 Wal-mart incorporated sustainability in it’s businessunder their CEO H Lee Scott Jr.
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In August 2007, Wal-Mart and Bharti Enterprises announced anagreement to establish Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited.
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Mike Duke succeeded Lee Scott as president and chief executiveofficer on February 1, 2009.
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Presently 7,800 stores and club locations in 15 markets employ more than 2 million associates, serving more than 176 millioncustomers a year
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Wal-mart’s major international operations are in the followingmarkets:
Argentina Brazil CanadaCentral AmericaChile China India Japan
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