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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: On Becoming the World's Largest Company (2002)

I. CASE ABSTRACT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in 2002, with corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, was not only the nation's largest discount department store chain, but also had surpassed Sears, Roebuck & Company as the largest retail organization in sales volume in the United States. It was also considered the largest retailer in the world. The firm operated stores under a variety of names and retail formats including: Wal-Mart, discount department stores; SAM'S Clubs, wholesale and retail membership warehouses; Neighborhood Markets, small grocery/drug store formats; and Supercenters, large combination general merchandise and grocery stores. In the international division, it operated stores in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. The McLane Company, a support division with over 36,000 customers, was the nation's largest distributor......

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Title: Walmart
Approximate Word Count: 4382
Approximate Pages: 18 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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