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Introduction

702 Southwest 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611
U.S.A.
Telephone: (501) 273-4000
Fax: (501) 273-6850
Web site: http://www.walmartstores.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1969
Employees: 1,500,000
Sales: $256.68 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: New York Pacific
Ticker Symbol: WMT
NAIC: 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores; 452910 Warehouse Clubs and Superstores; 452990 All Other General Merchandise Stores; 454110 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses

1. Introduction
2. Development of a "Good Concept" in the 1960s
3. Establishment of Sam's Clubs in 1983
4. Evolution of Hypermart into the Wal-Mart Supercenter in 1988
5. Criticism for Small Town Impact in the 1990s
6. Beginning of Foreign Expansion in 1991
7. Mid-1990s Growth Slowdown
8. Reaching New Heights in the Early 2000s
9. Principal Subsidiaries
10. Principal Divisions
11. Principal Competitors
12. Further Reading
13. Copyright Page
14. About Page