Walmart

Summary

Walmart is a retail chain^[1]. Walmart has Wikipedia articles in 83 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Walmart received the Public Eye Labour Law Award^[3].
• Walmart is in the country of United States^[4].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as retail chain^[5].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as hypermarket chain^[9].
• Walmart's instance of is recorded as organization^[10].
• Walmart's founder is recorded as Sam Walton^[11].
• Walmart is owned by Walton Enterprises^[12].
• Walmart is owned by State Street Corporation^[13].
• Walmart is owned by The Vanguard Group^[14].
• Walmart is owned by BlackRock^[15].
• Sam Walton is named after Walmart^[16].
• Walmart's headquarters location is recorded as Bentonville^[17].
• Walmart's chief executive officer is recorded as Doug McMillon^[18].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Sam's Club^[19].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Massmart^[20].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Walmart Canada^[21].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Q5283104^[22].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Walmart de México y Centroamérica^[23].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Seiyu Group^[24].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Asda^[25].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Walmart Labs^[26].
• Walmart's child organization or unit is recorded as Walmart UK^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Distributor^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1962^[30]

• Community tags: retailer^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: b3a104e8-eed0-4a3e-aae8-676c6e7ab016^[32]

Body

Founding

Walmart's founder is recorded as Sam Walton^[11]. Recorded inception include July 2, 1962^[33] and October 31, 1969^[34]. Walmart's location of formation is recorded as Rogers^[35].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[36], Dow Jones Industrial Average^[37], Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[38], S&P 100^[39], and Nasdaq-100^[40].

Leadership

Walmart's chief executive officer is recorded as Doug McMillon^[18]. Chairpersons include Doug McMillon^[41], Greg Penner^[42], Sam Walton^[43], and S. Robson Walton^[44].

Operations

Walmart's headquarters location is recorded as Bentonville^[17]. Subsidiaries include Sam's Club^[19], a supermarket chain^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1983^[47], headquartered in Bentonville^[48]; Massmart^[20], a business^[49], in South Africa^[50], founded in 1990^[51], headquartered in Sandton^[52]; Walmart Canada^[21], a supermarket chain^[53], in Canada^[54], founded in 1960^[55], headquartered in Mississauga^[56]; Q5283104^[22], a business^[57], in Chile^[58], founded in 1944^[59]; Walmart de México y Centroamérica^[23], a public company^[60], in Mexico^[61], founded in 1954^[62], headquartered in Mexico City^[63]; and Seiyu Group^[24], a business^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 1963^[66], headquartered in Kichijōji-Honchō^[67].

Industry

Industries include retail^[68], retail chain^[69], big-box store^[70], and wholesale^[71].

Ownership

Owners include Walton Enterprises^[12], a business^[72], headquartered in Bentonville^[73]; State Street Corporation^[13], a business^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1792^[76], headquartered in Boston^[77]; The Vanguard Group^[14], a business^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1975^[80], headquartered in Malvern^[81]; and BlackRock^[15], a company^[82], in United States^[83], founded in 1988^[84], headquartered in New York City^[85]. Walmart's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[86].

Recognition

Walmart received the Public Eye Labour Law Award^[3].

Why It Matters

Walmart has Wikipedia articles in 83 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

FAQs

What awards did Walmart receive?

Honors received include Public Eye Labour Law Award^[3].