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    Walmart was founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1969. It became the largest retailer in the US in 1990. In 1997, Walmart had $105 billion in sales, making it the first company to pass $100 billion in annual sales. It has since diversified into groceries, international operations in over 10 countries, and membership warehouse clubs through Sam's Club. As of 2005, Walmart stock was outperforming over 81% of S&P 500 companies and 95.3% of companies in the food and staples retailing industry. The document concludes with a recommendation to either strongly buy or hold Walmart stock.

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    Walmart was founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1969. It became the largest retailer in the US in 1990. In 1997, Walmart had $105 billion in sales, making it the first company to pass $100 billion in annual sales. It has since diversified into groceries, international operations in over 10 countries, and membership warehouse clubs through Sam's Club. As of 2005, Walmart stock was outperforming over 81% of S&P 500 companies and 95.3% of companies in the food and staples retailing industry. The document concludes with a recommendation to either strongly buy or hold Walmart stock.

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    Walmart was founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1969. It became the largest retailer in the US in 1990. In 1997, Walmart had $105 billion in sales, making it the first company to pass $100 billion in annual sales. It has since diversified into groceries, international operations in over 10 countries, and membership warehouse clubs through Sam's Club. As of 2005, Walmart stock was outperforming over 81% of S&P 500 companies and 95.3% of companies in the food and staples retailing industry. The document concludes with a recommendation to either strongly buy or hold Walmart stock.

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    WALMART

    STORES INC.
    Company background

    • Founded in 1962, Rogers, Ark.


    •Incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1969
    •1972, listed on NYSE

    •1990, becomes nation’s #1 retailer

    •1997 Wal-Mart has first $100 billion sales year, with sales totaling US$105

    billion.
    •2001 Wal-Mart has the biggest single day sales in history: US$1.25 billion on

    the day after Thanksgiving


    •2003 Wal-Mart topped Fortune's Global500 and ranked first among the "Most

    Admired Companies in America"

    12/09/21 1
    Everyday Low Price
     Diversification: 1)groceries,
    2)international operations and
    3)membership warehouse clubs
     1.Groceries: Supercenters and
    Neighborhood markets.
     2.International: > 10 countries,
    Asia, Europe and South America
     3.Memberships: Sam’s clubs

    12/09/21 2
    Stock Information
    WMT (Common Stock)
    Exchange:NYSE (US Dollar)
    Price:$48.20
    Change (%)  : 0.59 (1.24%)
    Volume:13,417,400
    As of Nov.1st 2005, CGR’s better
    than 81% of S&P 500 companies
    and 95.3% of Food & Staple
    Retailing companies.
    12/09/21 3
    Competitors
     Target – Niche marketing
     Kmart – (ERP), Supply-chain
     Hyvee - Price
     Costco
     Tesco – Limited resources
     Carrefour – Outside USA

    12/09/21 4
    Fact
    “If Wal-Mart was a country, it
    would be China’s 8th largest
    trading partner in the world”,
    Luthans.

    That’s behind countries like


    Japan, USA, UK, South Korea,
    India, France and Germany.

    12/09/21 5
    Conclusion
    Strong Buy or Hold

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