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Wal-Mart
at a Glance
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. is the world's largest
retailer, with $256.3 billion in sales in
the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2004. The
company employs more than 1.5 million
associates worldwide through more than
3,600 facilities in the United States and
more than 1,570 units in Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, China,
Korea, Germany and the United Kingdom.
More than 138 million customers per week
visit Wal-Mart stores worldwide.
Retail
Divisions -- Guided by founder Sam
Walton's passion for customer satisfaction
and "Every Day Low Prices,"
Wal-Mart's four retail divisions --
Wal-Mart Supercenters, Discount Stores,
Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB
warehouses -- offer a wide variety of
quality merchandise to consumers around
the world.
Wal-Mart
Milestones -- 1962: first Wal-Mart in
Rogers, Ark., opens. 1969: company
incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
1970: first distribution center and home
office in Bentonville, Ark. open; Wal-Mart
goes public on the New York Stock
Exchange. 1979: annual sales top $1
billion. 1983: SAM'S CLUB warehouse
concept introduced. 1988: first
Supercenter opens. 1991: first
international unit opens in Mexico City.
By
the turn of the century Wal-Mart had been
named "Retailer of the Century"
by Discount Store News; made FORTUNE
magazine's list of the "100 Best
Companies To Work For;" and was
ranked on Financial Times' "Most
Respected in the World" list. In
2002, Wal-Mart became No. 1 on both the
FORTUNE 500 list and FORTUNE magazine's
"Most Admired Company in America".
In addition, Wal-Mart was presented with
the Ron Brown Award for Corporate
Leadership, a presidential award that
recognizes companies for outstanding
achievement in employee relations and
community initiatives.
Wal-Mart
Involvement -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
empowers its associates to serve the needs
of their communities through its Good
Works initiative. Last year, Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc., contributed more than $150
million to support communities and local
non-profit organizations. Customers raised
an additional $70 million with the help of
our stores and clubs. More information
about Wal-Mart, Inc. can be located online
at www.walmartstores.com, www.samsclub.com
and www.walmartfoundation.org. Wal-Mart
stock trades on the New York and Pacific
Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol
WMT.
"We're
all working together; that's the secret.
And we'll lower the cost of living for
everyone, not just in America, but we'll
give the world an opportunity to see what
it's like to save and have a better
lifestyle, a better life for all. We're
proud of what we've accomplished; we've
just begun." - Sam Walton
(1918-1992).
S.
Robson Walton
 Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
Son
of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, S. Robson
Walton is Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a
position he has held since 1992.
Since
joining Wal-Mart in 1969, Rob has served
as Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel and Vice Chairman.
Prior
to his employment at Wal-Mart, Rob was in
private law practice as a partner with the
law firm of Conner and Winters in Tulsa,
Okla.
Rob
attended Wooster College and graduated
from the University of Arkansas in 1966
with a bachelor of science degree in
business administration. He received a
juris doctor degree in 1969 from the
Columbia University School of Law in New
York. Rob is also a Trustee at Wooster
College.
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