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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
702 SW Eighth Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-0215
United States - Map
Phone: 479-273-4000
Fax: 479-273-4053
Web Site: http://www.walmartstores.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:Dow Jones Composite
Dow Industrials
S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Discount, Variety Stores
Full Time Employees:2,100,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company’s Walmart U.S. segment offers meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, floral, and dry grocery; health and beauty aids, household chemicals, paper goods, and pet supplies; electronics, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts, and prepaid service and toys; fabrics and crafts, stationery and books, automotive accessories, hardware and paint, horticulture and accessories, sporting goods, outdoor entertaining, and seasonal merchandise; apparel, shoes, and jewelry; pharmacy and optical services; and home furnishings, housewares, and small appliances through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. Its International segment includes various formats of retail stores and restaurants, including combination discount and grocery stores, supercenters, Sam’s Clubs, hypermarkets, cash-n-carry stores, department stores, and general merchandise stores. The company’s Sam’s Club segment offers merchandise, including hardgoods, softgoods, institutional-size grocery items, and selected private-label items under the MEMBER’S MARK, BAKERS & CHEFS, and SAM’S CLUB brands through warehouse membership clubs in the United States, as well as through samsclub.com. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 891 discount stores, 2,612 super centers, 153 Neighborhood Markets, and 602 Sam’s Clubs in the United States; and 28 units in Argentina, 345 in Brazil, 318 in Canada, 197 in Chile, 164 in Costa Rica, 77 in El Salvador, 160 in Guatemala, 50 in Honduras, 371 in Japan, 1,197 in Mexico, 51 in Nicaragua, 56 in Puerto Rico, and 358 in the United Kingdom, as well as 243 stores through a of joint ventures. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 34.2% of S&P 500 companies and 66.7% of Food & Staples Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Mike Duke , 59
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director, Member of Equity Compensation Committee and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 4.11M $ 1.02M
    Mr. Thomas M. Schoewe , 56
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 2.59M $ 751.00K
    Mr. Doug McMillon , 42
    Exec. VP, Chief Exec. Officer of International Operations and Pres of International Operations
    $ 2.01M $ 66.00K
    Mr. Jack Shewmaker , 71
    Consultant
    $ 26.00KN/A
    Mr. Eduardo Solorzano , 51
    Chief Exec. Officer of Wal-Mart Mexico and Pres of Wal-Mart Mexico
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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