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

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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.