Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
News and overview for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Upside in retail-sales data lifts retail stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 7 hours 29 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 395.37, +4.14, +1.06%) rose 1.6% to 397.42, tracking the broader markets.
Retail stocks rise as Abercrombie upgraded to buy - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 7 hours 39 minutes ago
"Improved inventory positioning, increased fashion penetration, lower pricing and international growth provide catalysts going forward," said analyst Amy Noblin in a note.
Wal-Mart posts 3 percent profit increase in 3rd quarter; important sales measure slips
Chicago Tribune | 11 days 8 hours 30 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by inventory controls and other cost-cutting measures.
Former Wal-Mart CEO joins private equity firm
Boston Globe, The | 13 days 3 hours 43 minutes ago
NEW YORKLee Scott, former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO and president, has joined the private equity firm Solamere Capital as an operating partner and a member of its investment committee.
Walmart Second Quarter Earnings Exceed Consensus Estimates [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 102 days 10 hours 34 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today reported diluted...walmartstores.com/investors Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. serves customers and members...circumstances. Ed. Note: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the legal trade name...
Most retail stocks make early gains; Wal-Mart off - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 7 hours 56 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 383.20, -0.08, -0.02%) was up more than 2 points at 385.61 in early action.
Critical Alerts for Wal-Mart, Chesapeake Energy, PNC Financial Services, Foster Wheeler AG and Polo Ralph Lauren Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 days 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for Wal-Mart, Chesapeake Energy, PNC Financial...Alerts cover the following stocks: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Chesapeake Energy Corporation , PNC Financial Services Group Inc. , Foster Wheeler AG , and Polo...
Hershey, Target, housing data in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 8 hours 1 minute ago
European shares gained for the fifth time in six sessions, with bid speculation at Cadbury and management changes at Marks & Spencer driving an advance for those firms. Asian markets ended mixed, with banking shares leading Japanese stocks lower on concerns about equity issuances.
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books
Yahoo! | 36 days 14 hours 35 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.
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Crude remains lower after weekly jobless data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 8 hours 11 minutes ago
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Broad-based early gains for retailers' stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 7 hours 30 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 394.57, +3.71, +0.95%) gained nearly 4 points to stand at 394.79.
Macy's third-quarter loss narrows - MarketWatch
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Company Overview
| Company: | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Discount & Variety Retail |
| Website: | http://www.walmartstores.com |
Wal-Mart Stores is an irresistible (or at least unavoidable) retail force that has yet to meet any immovable objects. Bigger than Europe's Carrefour, Tesco, and Metro AG combined, it is the world's #1 retailer, with more than 7,870 stores, including about 890 discount stores, 2,970 combination discount and grocery stores (Wal-Mart Supercenters in the US and ASDA in the UK), and 600 warehouse stores (SAM'S CLUB). About 55% of its stores are in the US, but Wal-Mart continues expanding internationally; it is the #1 retailer in Canada and Mexico and it has operations in Asia (where it owns a 95% stake in Japanese retailer SEIYU), Europe, and South America. Founder Sam Walton's heirs own about 40% of Wal-Mart.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 405,607 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 7.1 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 13,400 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 5.3 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 2,100,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | January |