Company Background

Name Walmart Inc.

Founded July 2, 1962

Logo

Industries served Retail

Geographic areas Worldwide (10,585 stores in 26 countries)

served

Headquarters Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.

Current CEO Doug McMillon

Revenue (US$) 559.151 billion (2021) 6.7% increase over 523.964 billion (2020)

Profit (US$) 13.706 billion (2021) 9.8% decrease over 15.201 billion (2020)
 Employees 2.3 million (2021)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Amazon.com, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc, Costco Wholesale
Main Competitors Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Schwarz Group, The Kroger Company, Target Corporation,
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and many other retailers/wholesale companies.

NATURE OF THE BUSINESS:

From grocery and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, we provide the deep
assortment that our customers appreciate — whether they're shopping online at Walmart.com,
through one of our mobile apps or shopping in a store. From our humble beginnings as a small
discount retailer in Rogers, Ark., Walmart has opened thousands of stores in the U.S. and
expanded internationally. Through innovation, we're creating a seamless experience to let
customers shop anytime and anywhere online and in stores. We are creating opportunities and
bringing value to customers and communities around the globe. Walmart operates approximately
10,500 stores and clubs under 46 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites. We employ
2.3 million associates around the world — nearly 1.6 million in the U.S. alone.

MISSION

Walmart's mission statement is "helping people around the world save money and live
better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores and through eCommerce."

VISION

Its vision is to "make every day easier for busy families".

IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS LOGIC

Business logic allows a company to manage and access large quantities of data for
daily work efforts and practices. It translates company protocols into usable data
for computer systems so employees can track important tasks and update
information.

CITE A BUSINESS SCENARIO WHERE BUSINESS LOGIC CAN BE APPLIED

SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH WEAKNESSES
1. Being the largest retailer in the world, 1. Overdependence on sales from the U.S.
with unmatched scale of operations market
and strong market power over
suppliers and competitors 2. Highly criticized employment policies,
2. Cost leadership strategy which result in high employee turnover
and poor customer service
3. The combination of a developed
distribution system and a well- 3. Negative publicity and poor brand
managed information system reputation
4. International presence
5. Large merchandise selection in its
many physical stores helps it to
develop e-commerce channel sales
faster and with lower costs
OPPORTUNITIES THREAT
1. Strengthen and expand Walmart 1. New laws and regulations concerning
Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment food, safety, wage, work benefits and
Services (WFS) to accommodate the pharmaceutical business
growing number of smaller retailers 2. New lawsuits, which would further
2. Growing variety of sophisticated damage brand reputation
robots and automation tools opens up 3. Growing risk of data breaches
many opportunities for automated
distribution centers and staff-free
stores
3. Increased adaptation of augmented
reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)
tools for better shopping experiences
4. The e-commerce market is forecast to
reach US$6.3 trillion by 2024