Spotlight
Walmart is a US multinational retail corporation that consists of chain discount stores, hypermarkets, and grocery stores. Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue, the world’s largest retailer, and largest private employer. In the US, Walmart operates more than 4,761 stores and is the second largest employer, behind the US Federal Government. The company has four business segments: Walmart US, Walmart International, Sam’s Club, and Walmart US eCommerce. In total the company operates more than 11,200 retail stores under 55 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites. Around 140 million people visit Walmart in person or online every week. The company reported $198.82 billion in total assets and $124.61 billion in gross profit for fiscal year 2017.
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Of the 2.3 million employees Walmart has worldwide, the company employs 1.5 million people in the US alone.
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According to a 2014 report, Walmart’s low-wage workers cost the US taxpayer an estimated $6.2 billion in public assistance, which covers food stamps, Medicaid, and subsidized housing. As a result of Walmart underpaying their associates, Walmart employees have to apply for public assistance to help them get by.
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Walmart has 70 million items in online inventory.
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The Walton family is the wealthiest family in the US, with combined wealth of $175 billion. The three children of Walmart founder Sam Walton co-own Walton Enterprises, which is the largest shareholder of the Walmart company, and constitutes the backbone of the family’s wealth.
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Walmart has been No. 1 on the Fortune 500 list for six consecutive years (from 2013 – 2018), and has secured the spot 14 times in total. The company has been on the Fortune 500 list 24 times since the list was first published in 1955.
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In 2018, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon received a salary of $22.8 million. That’s 1,188 times the median employees’ annual salary at Walmart. As of 2018, the starting hourly rate for Walmart’s US locations is $11 per hour.
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Walmart has faced numerous accusations related to labor violations and the mistreatment of employees. The accusations range from denying employees overtime pay, punishing employees for participating in walkouts on Black Fridays, not allowing staff to take breaks, discriminating against women for equal pay and promotions, violating child-labor laws, and for neglecting poor working conditions, to name but a few.
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In 2016, Asia Floor Wage Alliance, an international coalition of trade unions and human rights organizations released a report that identified “persistent rights violations” against Walmart supply chain workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, and Indonesia. Workers face “intensive labor exploitation and abuse,” and many complain of sexual harassment.
At a Glance
Founded
1962, United States
Headquarters
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Corporation Type
Retail; Public
Number of Employees
2.3 million
Major Industries
Retail; Hypermarkets
Total Revenue
$485.87 billion for FY 2017
Activity Map
No data or information available regarding where this corporation operates around the globe.
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Industries
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Department Stores
Walmart is engaged in retailing a wide range of products with no one merchandise line predominating. These products include apparel, furniture, appliances, home goods, paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewelry, toys, and sporting goods.
Brands
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Total Brands: 41
Athletic Works
AutoDrive
Baby George
Backyard Grill
Better Homes and Gardens
Blackweb
Child of Mine
Clear American
ColorPlace
Douglas
Dr. Thunder
Equate
EverStart 
Faded Glory 
Fire Side Gourmet
George
Great Value
Holiday Time
Hometrends
Kid Connection 
Mainstays
Marketside 
No Boundaries, usually abbreviated as NOBO
Oak Leaf 
Ol' Roy
ONN
Our Finest/Notre Excellence
Ozark Trail
Parent's Choice
Play Day
Price First
Protege 
ReliOn
Sam's Choice
Special Kitty
Starter Clothing Line
SuperTech
The Office
Walmart Family Mobile
White Stag
World TableLobbying
On this page you will find a list of lobbyists who had been hired by Walmart, the issues they lobbied for, and a list of federal bills they lobbied to pass. Bills that Walmart lobbied against are not included on this page.
Government Contracts
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Department of Agriculture
2
Department of Defense
7
Department of Homeland Security
5
Department of Justice
22
Department of State
2
Department of the Interior
23
Department of Veterans Affairs
373
Environmental Protection Agency
2
General Services Administration
1
Education & Money
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Income Disparities
Find out how the compensation of the CEO from this corporation compares to the salary of the lowest paid worker within the same company.
1 : 1195
Ratio
$22,352,143
CEO Compensation
$18,701
Lowest Worker Compensation
