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Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)
Wal-Mart stores serve more than 200 million customers and members per week at more than 9884 retail units under 60 different banners in 28 countries. The company was established in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas by Sam Walton.

Wal-Mart is much bigger than Europe?s Carrefour, Metro AG and Tesco combined together, it is the world?s number 1 retailer with more than 2.1 million employees. In the US, Wal-Mart operates approximately 700 discount stores, 2,900 Supercenters, 610 Sam?s Club Warehouses and a advancing number of smaller format stores.

Wal-Mart works on core values of:
?    Open Door
?    Sundown Rule
?    Grass Roots Process
?    10-Foot Rule
?    Servant Leadership
?    Teamwork

The company is the world?s 18th largest public corporation, according to Forbes Global 2000 list and top spot on this year?s Fortune?s 500. The company deals with discount and variety stores. Revenue: 440.14 billion (Oct 2011), Gross Profit: 106.56 billion (Oct 2011), Total Cash: 7.06 billion (Oct 2011), Total Debt: 59.32 billion (Oct 2011), Operating Cash Flow: 24.29 billion (Oct 2011), Employees: 2,100,000
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702 SW Eighth Street Bentonville, AR 72716-8611 United States Phone:- 479-273-4000 Fax:- 479-273-4053