Incorporation Date for Wal Mart Stores Inc - Astrology Chart for Wal Mart Stores Inc
Company Name | Incorporation Date |
Wal Mart Stores Inc | Wal-Mart was incorporated on October 31, 1969. |
Company Name | Symbol |
Wal Mart Stores Inc | WMT |
Financial Astrology Data: Important Information About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart" or the "Company") operates retail stores in various formats around the world. Wal-Mart is committed to growing by improving the standard of living for our customers throughout the world. We earn the trust of our customers every day by providing a broad assortment of quality merchandise and services at everyday low prices ("EDLP") while fostering a culture that rewards and embraces mutual respect, integrity and diversity. EDLP is our pricing philosophy under which we price items at a low price every day so that our customers trust that our prices will not change erratically under frequent promotional activity. Our fiscal year ends on January 31. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, we had net sales of $285.2 billion.
Our Wal-Mart Stores segment is the largest segment of our business, accounting for 67.3% of our
fiscal 2005 sales. This segment consists of three different retail formats, all of which operate in the United
States, including:
Discount Stores, which average approximately 100,000 square feet in size and offer a wide
assortment of general merchandise and a limited variety of food products;
Supercenters, which average approximately 187,000 square feet in size and offer a wide
assortment of general merchandise and a full-line supermarket; and
Neighborhood Markets, which average approximately 43,000 square feet in size and offer a full-
line supermarket and a limited assortment of general merchandise.
Our SAM'S CLUB segment consists of membership warehouse clubs which operate in the United
States and accounts for 13.0% of our fiscal 2005 sales. Our focus for SAM'S CLUB is to provide
exceptional value on brand-name merchandise at "members only" prices for both business and personal
use. Our SAM'S CLUBs average approximately 128,000 square feet in size.
Our International segment consists of retail operations in eight countries and Puerto Rico. This
segment generated 19.7% of our fiscal 2005 sales. The International segment includes several different
formats of retail stores and restaurants, including Discount Stores, Supercenters and SAM'S CLUBs that
operate outside the United States. Additionally, we own an unconsolidated minority interest of
approximately 37% of The Seiyu, Ltd. ("Seiyu"), a retailer in Japan.
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