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MEET. The world’s largest public corporation by revenue. The largest private employer in the world. The largest grocery retailer in the USA. The largest toy seller in America. Each year 93% of the American households do shopping in some Wal-Mart store at least once.
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MEET • The world’s largest public corporation by revenue • The largest private employer in the world • The largest grocery retailer in the USA • The largest toy seller in America • Each year 93% of the American households do shopping in some Wal-Mart store at least once 8,500 stores in 15 different countries
3 different segments: Wal-Mart Stores- sales amounted to 64.3%; • Discount Stores- 1,568 U.S • Supercenters- 1,258 U.S • Neighborhood Markets- 49 stores U.S • Sam’s Club- sales amounted to 13.0% • 525 stores U.S • Is a member only, cash and carry operations • International- sales amounted to 16.7% • Discount stores- 942 • Supercenters- 238 • Sam’s Clubs- 71 • Neighborhood Market- 37
Stock market information • Most recent price for Wal-Mart stock is $54.87 (Feb./17/2011) • The 12 month trading range is between $46.25 and $55.20 • Dividend per share: $1.09
SO SIMPLE If you sell something at a really low price…
SO SIMPLE Wal-Mart will sell it even cheaper…
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER She has worked at garment factory in Bangladesh
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER She has sewed clothing for Wal-Mart… …working 12-14 hours a day
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER Her wage was 14 cents / hour
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER If she doesn’t sew 120 pants in an hour, her supervisor will beat her with the textile
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER If she works like this for 50 years, she will earn a total of 16 200 USD. The Wal-Mart profit for 2005 is 19 597 USD…
THIS IS ROBINA AKTHER If she works like this for 50 years, she will earn a total of 16 200 USD The Wal-Mart profit for 2005 is 19 597 USD… … in a minute.
The Wal-Mart effect begins and ends in the store, while we do shopping.
Hristo Radichev Hristo.Radichev@mail.bg http://KonxOmpax.Wordpress.com