Wal-Mart Stores Limited, referred to as Wal-Mart, is called WalMart in English. Wal-Mart is a worldwide chain enterprise in the United States and the largest company in the world in terms of turnover. Its controlling shareholder is the Walton family and its headquarters is located in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.
Wal-Mart is mainly involved in the retail industry, with the largest number of employees in the world, ranking first among the Fortune 500 companies in the United States for five consecutive years. Wal-Mart has 8,500 stores in 65,438+05 countries around the world. Wal-Mart has operations in 50 states and Puerto Rico. Wal-Mart has four main business models: Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza, Sam Member Store, Wal-Mart Supermarket and Wal-Mart Community Store.
Second, the founding background
Wal-Mart Stores Limited was founded in Arkansas on 1962 by American retail legend Mr. sam walton. After more than 50 years of development, Wal-Mart has become the largest private employer in the United States and the largest chain retail enterprise in the world.
Wal-Mart has more than 65,438+00,000 stores in 27 countries around the world, owns 69 brands, employs more than 2.2 million people worldwide, and 200 million customers visit Wal-Mart every week. 199 1 year, Wal-Mart's annual sales exceeded $40 billion, making it one of the largest retail enterprises in the world.
According to the classified ranking of American service industry 1994 published by Fortune magazine in May, the sales of Wal-Mart 1993 reached US$ 67.34 billion, an increase of more than1kloc-0/800 million over the previous year, surpassing Sears, which ranked first in 1992, and ranked first in American retail industry.
From 65438 to 0995, Wal-Mart's sales continued to grow, setting a world record in retail industry, achieving annual sales of 93.6 billion US dollars, ranking fourth in Fortune magazine's list of 95 largest enterprises in the United States.
20 1 1 year, Wal-Mart and the Wal-Mart Foundation donated a total of 3190,000 US dollars in charity funds and donated more than 480 million US dollars in materials. In 20 14, Wal-Mart beat many oil companies with sales of US$ 476.294 billion, and once again topped the Fortune 500.
Wal-Mart ranked first for three consecutive years, and its revenue from 20 15 reached $482 1 billion, down slightly by 0.7% year-on-year.
Extended data
I. Type of enterprise
1. Wal-Mart has four main business types in the world: Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza, Sam Member Store, Wal-Mart Store and Wal-Mart Community Store.
2. Wal-Mart has two main forms in China: Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza and Sam Member Store.
Second, the four basic beliefs.
1, serving customers?
Wal-Mart tries its best to make customers feel that shopping in Wal-Mart chain stores and Sam member stores is a kind of cordial and pleasant experience; "Three-meter smile principle" means that colleagues should greet every customer they meet; The "satisfaction guarantee" return policy allows customers to shop at Wal-Mart chain stores and Sam member stores with confidence; Give back to the local community and establish contact with customers.
Step 2 respect the individual
Respect the opinions put forward by each colleague and attach importance to and recognize the contribution of each colleague; Help new colleagues understand and explore their potential through training, praise and constructive feedback; Communicate by listening to employees' opinions and sharing information, and encourage colleagues to ask more questions and care more about the company in an open atmosphere with the "open" management concept.
Step 3 pursue Excellence
Boldly innovate, try new ways of working and constantly improve; Set a positive example to realize lofty ideals; Play a team spirit, help each other and seek support.
Step 4 act in good faith
Honesty, telling the truth and keeping promises; Be open and fair to employees, suppliers and stakeholders; Keep objective, take the interests of Wal-Mart as the starting point of all decisions, and all business activities should be legal and meet the requirements of company policies.
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