Walmart Flashcards
Where are the headquarters?
Bentonville, Arizona, USA
How many countries does it operate in?
27 countries
What name does it operate under in the UK?
Asda in the UK
How many stores are there worldwide?
4253 stores
What % of Walmart’s suppliers are located in China?
80%
How many employees worldwide?
2.2 million
How many employees in the US?
1.3 million (59%)
How many pounds of food did they donate to local food banks and organisations?
571 million
What did they do for hunger relief efforts in 2013?
4100 associates volunteered more than 13,0000 hours toward relief efforts
What training programs were set up?
Training programs to ‘empower’ women workers and pledging funding to businesses run by women, especially in African countries
What did they do in Bangladesh?
Invested $15 million to improve safety in factories
What are salaries like?
Very low, even in developed countries - in US they are so low that people can claim benefits
What have there been incidents of?
Workers not being allowed breaks and of illegal child labour
What happened in a cloths factory supplying Walmart in 2012?
Fire that killed 112 people
What happened in a factory in Bangladesh in 2013?
The building collapsed
