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Avery Trendel
Business
• Wal-mart’s 2008 Revenue was $404.16 Billion Dollars
• The current CEO is Mike Duke
• Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, who attended the University of Missouri.
• Sam Walton
• Mike Duke
• m Walton
Headquarters and Offices
• Headquarters of Wal-Mart is located in Bentonville, Arkansas
• Other Stores are located in Cary, Raleigh, and Fuquay-Varina NC.
• There are approx. 2,100,000 employees
Jobs
• Wal-Mart offers jobs as a greeter, cashier, salesperson, and other jobs just like those.
• For any jobs like those no formal education is needed. Just an application.
Benefits
• Improved Health Insurance benefits
• Free Spousal Coverage• Dental insurance
benefits
Stocks
• The current Wal-Mart stock price is $50.88
• The 1 yr change is -$0.60
• The 3 yr change is -$1.17
Company Culture
• Many reports say that it is not good to work for Wal-Mart.
• Lawsuits have been filed before saying Wal-Mart forced employees to work off the clock.
• The money is not enough to support a family
• The Workplace is a huge store with the main technology being barcodes and cash registers.
The Job
• The average pay for an employee is $8.17 an hour
• It is very diverse with all types of people working at the store
• Job growth is going up all the time with new Wal-Marts being built
Top Products or Services
• Bananas• Notebooks• Fun size candy
Advertising
• Wal-Mart advertises on TV and the newspaper.