What started small, with a single discount store and the simple idea of selling more for less, has grown over the last 50 years into the largest retailer in the world. Through innovation, we're creating a seamless experience to let customers shop anytime and anywhere online, through mobile devices and in stores. Walmart operates over 11,500 retail units under 63 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. We employ 2.3 million associates around the world - 1.5 million in the U.S. alone. It's all part of our unwavering commitment to creating opportunities and bringing value to customers and communities around the world.
White people had a head start. Just think if my grandparents had the same opportunity as Sam Walton. Back in 1962 black people couldn’t start businesses like this. Everything black people tried to start, was burned to the ground. And all the families was killed history swept under the rug. Time for reparations to even out the playing field.
It's too bad Sam's kids let his company go to Greed! Our local walmart is known as the "town sh*t hole" it's a welfare haven! Processed/GMO foods and 98% merchandise from China! Rusty old carts, all bathrooms are out of order. $2T in 5 Years...
What I remember MOST about the early years of going to WalMart? When you went to Kmart, everything was made from everywhere and there wasn't much quality in the products. BUT, if you went to WalMart, everything in the store was marked, very proudly, "Made in America" and it was marginally better. That was THEN. Now, you can barely find ANYTHING made in America. It's almost all CHINA, CHINA, CHINA!
Didn't they have syrup pumps (cherry, chocolate, vanilla) that you could mix with your soda? I seem to be the only one remember them having that so far. I used to mix cherry and chocolate with either my Dr Pepper or Coca Cola. I never used the vanilla because I hated vanilla when I was a kid. But someone please tell me if I'm remembering right or not. 😭
I remember when my town got a super center. We were the first in Tennessee and one of the first in the nation, I believe. It was like 93 or 94. It was mind blowing as a kid. They had a massive bakery and donut area with as many types of donuts as you can imagine. Fresh baked bread.. tons of live fish in tanks, toys galore. It was truly amazing for my small community to get such a big store. Unfortunately Walmart has changed so much over the years and not for the better.
My Grandmother was an intensely loyal Walmart Shopper and in the last 30 years of her life she was an equally loyal Sam's Club Member after they opened a location about 20 minutes from us. Whenever she was in Beaumont Texas whether she was low or not she would always stop at the Sam's Club there for gas.
Nothing is forever. I'm sure Kmart thought that they would never go under. 20 years and everyone will be saying Walmart who.? Some people don't live long after getting cancer my grandma died within three weeks of finding out she had it. I think a lot of people think they would have a year but a lot don't.
I was in highschool in the early 90s 1991-1995. Now in 2023 they are mostly supercenter. theres no more single stores if you found a state that has a walmart the old way were it was the size of a dollar store it'll be rare.
Whenever my parents brought me here, I'd go straight to the game or music department. I miss when Walmart let us preview CDs before purchasing. Now, CDs are going out of style.
I miss the WAL★MART of my early childhood (2001-06). Even back in the day, it had the old grungey ‘90s feel that I sorely miss. I miss the blue bags with the yellow smiley faces, the chipped up flooring tile, the flickering sign out front. Those were the days.
