This document provides an overview of the divisions and history of Walmart. It discusses Walmart's origins in the 1940s and its growth throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The main divisions are Walmart Stores, Sam's Club, International, and McLane. Walmart Stores makes up the majority of sales and includes discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets in the US. Sam's Club operates membership-only wholesale stores. The International division operates stores abroad. McLane was sold but had been the largest US food/goods distributor. The document also reviews Walmart's mission/vision, leadership, strategies, and SWOT analysis. It identifies opportunities such as growth areas and threats like competitors.

2. (1) OVERVIEW OF WAL-MART
(2) HISTORY
(3) BCG
(4) THEIR MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT
(5) NEW MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT
(6) EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS
(7) INTERNAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS

3. 1. There are 4 different segments
2. Wal-Mart Stores- sales amounted to 64.3%
1. Discount Stores- 1,568 U.S
2. Supercenters- 1,258 U.S
3. Neighborhood Markets- 49 stores U.S
3. Sam’s Club- sales amounted to 13.0%
1. 525 stores U.S
2. Is a member only, cash and carry operations
4. International- sales amounted to 16.7%
1. Discount stores- 942 Sam’s Clubs- 71
2. Supercenters- 238 Neighborhood Market- 37
5. Other- amounted to 6.1%
1. McLane is the nation’s largest distributor of food and
merchandise to convenience stores

4. OVERVIEW

5. 1. In 1945 Sam Walton
opened the first Ben
Franklin franchise in
Newport Arkansas and
operated them with his
wife, Helen and brother,
Bud.
2. These were small chains
that were very
successful.
3. In November of 1962
Wal-Mart was opened.
4. Wasn’t until mid 1970’s
that Wal-Mart began to
grow.
1. 1st
IPO in 1970.
2. Then 100 shares were
worth $1,650 dollars and
now the same 100 shares
are worth more than $6
million dollars.
3. In 1999 named #1 stock
on the Dow.

6. 1. 1987
1. 2 new concept
implemented
1. Hypermarkets, which
sell everything
including food
2. Supercenters which
are scaled down
supermarkets
2. Also David Glass named new
CEO of Wal-Mart
1. In 1992 Sam Walton
Died and in 1996 Bud
Walton died.
1. In 1995 Wal-Mart’s
Annual Report was
dedicated to Bud.
2. New president and CEO
H. Lee Scott states that
“While our history is rich
with success, there’s no
question that our best
years are yet to come.”

7. IMPORTANT PEOPLE
1. CO-FOUNDERS, SAM AND JAMES “BUD” WALTON STARTED 1ST
WAL-
MART IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 1962
2. DAVID GLASS WAS NAMED PRESIDENT 1984, IN 1988 HE BECAME
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
3. S. ROBSON WALTON NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN 1992
4. PRESIDENT AND CEO IN 2000- H.LEE SCOTT
5. VICE PRESIDENT- LAURA PHILIPS

8. 1) They don’t have a formal mission statement
2) They are most interested in the customers needs
3) The culture consists of
1) Respect for the individual
2) Service to our customers
3) Strive for excellence
4) If they did have a formal mission statement it
5) would be,
6) “To provide quality products at an everyday low
7) price and with extended Customer service…
always.”

9. MISSION STATEMENT

10. "The secret of successful retailing is to give
your customers what they want. And really,
if you think about it from your point of view
as a customer, you want everything: as
• A wide assortment of good-quality
merchandise; the lowest possible prices
• Guaranteed satisfaction with what you buy;
friendly, knowledgeable service;
• Convenient hours; free parking; a pleasant
shopping experience."
- Sam Walton (1918-1992)

11. 1. Their mission is to provide goods and services
for their customers at everyday low prices.
2. With their innovative technology they strive
to have merchandise ranging from food,
clothes, music, etc, on hand 24 hours a day 7
days a week.
3. They are committed to the growth of Wal-
Mart and challenge thereselfs to be better.
4. They strive to have the best, be the best, and
provide quality and assurance to their
customers
5. Their employees are a huge asset to their
company, and they would not be the without
them.

12. 6) They have a huge impact on what their
company was, what it is, and what it will be.
7) They also feel it is important to give
generously to those who are less fortunate than
others, which is why Wal-Mart donates
thousands of dollars a year to different
organizations.

13. • Our Mission is to provide good quality and
services to our customers while remaining
the market leader and striving daily to be
the most admired company.

14. DIVISIONS OF WAL-MART
McLane’s
Neighborhood
Markets
International
Sam’s Club
Supercenters
Distribution Centers

15. Nations largest
distributor of food and
merchandise to
convenience stores.
In 2003 was sold to
Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. so Wal-Mart could
focus on core retail
business.

16.  Began in 1998
 Located in market with
Wal-Mart Supercenters
 Offers customer
groceries,
pharmaceuticals &
general merchandise.
 Provides 28,000 items to
customers.

17.  Wal-Mart expanded so
that customers
everywhere would
associate its name with
low cost, best value,
greatest selection of
quality merchandise and
highest standards of
customer service.
 Wal-Mart focused on
Global Positioning.

18. 1) Membership-only, cash-and-carry
operations.
2) Financial service credit card
program (Discover Card) available
at all clubs.
3) Annual membership fee is $35; the
Elite Membership is $100.
1) Elite membership has additional
benefits like automotive service
contracts, roadside assistance,
home improvement, auto
brokering and pharmacy
discounts.
4) Bulk displays and name brand
merchandise.

19. U.S. Totals 1568 1258 525 49
Grand
Totals
2510 1496 596 86

22. Opportunities
Agreement with Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
acquired McLane Company, Inc.
Fortune’s number one Most Admired Company and
largest company in nation
World’s largest private satellite communication
systems
Ron Brown Corporate Leadership Award
Threats
“Buy American” policy
Target
A solution to the monopoly that Wal-Mart has
created

24.  Strengths
 Stores in all 50 states
 New concepts:
Hypermarkets, supermarkets
 Wide variety of merchandise
 Nationally advertised merchandise
 Limited lines of merchandise – made in USA
 Point-of-sale bar code scanning
 Great employee benefits
 Weaknesses
 No formal mission statement
 Management resisted putting women on board
of directors
 Hiring illegal minorities to clean
 Growth for employees only in division

25. SWOT
Increase the amount of hypermarkets, supermarkets
in 50
states as well as connect to the private satellite
systems(S2, SO)
Create mission statements for all of the acquired
companies and the different divisions of Wal-Mart
(O1, W1)
Use the Most Admired Company award as leverage
to advertise the wide variety of merchandise (S3, O2)
Use the Buy American policy to advertise
nationally how American Wal-Mart is (S3, T1)
Increase minority sales through buying minority
products and selling them in discount stores (T1, W3)
Use point-of-sale bar code scanning as
leverage over competitors like Target (S5, T2)
Offer more merchandise that is not apart of the
"Buy American" policy to attract more customers
(S3, T1)
Find a solution to the monopoly that has been
created and come up with a new concept to beat the
problem. (S2, T3)

26. DIFFERENT STRATEGIES
Add more hypermarkets and
supermarkets to establish more growth.
Buy products from other countries to
have more of a variety of merchandise
and better quality merchandise for
customers.

27. IMPLEMENTATION
Begin adding more hypermarkets to
towns with populations large enough to
support them.
Increase the amount of hypermarkets by
one in every state (50 stores).
Increase revenue by Debt Financing per
EPS/EBIT analysis

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