I recently got a new job at Walmart. Largest grocery store in the country, and I'm out there stocking shelves.
Congratulations. Is Walmart a very big store?
Oh, it's massive. There are almost 12,000 stores in the entire world. They're not all called "Walmart", but they're owned by the same people.
Is it a privately owned company or a public one?
It's privately owned, by publicly traded. The Walton family controls the company. That's why it's called "Wal"mart lol
Wow thats interesting. When did the company first start trading?
I'm not completely sure, but the company was incorporated in 1969. That's seven years after it was founded. I'd guess that's when they started trading.
How do you like working there?
It's pretty fun. The pay isn't great, but it keeps me busy. Decent work for now.
Is there room to progress up the ladder in the organization?
500 list in 2018. It is also the largest private employer in the world with 2.2million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50-percent of Walmart through their holding company Walton Enterprises and through their individual holdings. Walmart was the largest U.S. grocery retailer in 2019, and 65-percent of Walmart's sales came from U.S. operations.
Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. By 1988, it was the
List of Walmart brands
Walmart, Inc., like many large retail and grocery chain stores, offers private brands (also called house brands, generic brands, or store brands), which are lower-priced alternatives to name brand products. Many products offered under Walmart brands are private label products, but in other cases, the production volume is enough for Walmart to operate an entire factory.
Apparel brands.
Apparel brands Major brands.
In March 2018, to better compete with Amazon and Target, Walmart introduced three