Walmart is one of the largest retailers in the world and is the largest public company in the world (Fortune Global 500 list, 2014) that started in America and now operates a large amount of discount departments and store warehouses. Walmart has over 11,000 stores in 27 countries and has the largest private employer in the world with over millions of employees and still remains a family-owned company of the Walton family. Nine out of ten Americans shop at Walmart not just because of the low prices, but because it meets their needs for convenient store locations, 24/7 hours, and a wide variety of products and services. Walmart has changed economies and lifestyles around the world, but who's to say if that's good or bad? I personally believe that Wal-Mart is a successful company that needs to change some things to be more beneficial to us, the American people. "Everyone knows Wal-Mart but no one has any real idea of how big and powerful it is." (Jim Hoope, 2003). Walmart is known for its low prices that beat any other department store and wins the most ...
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