Subject: How big is WalMart?
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> > HOW BIG IS WAL-MART?
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> > 1 .
> > At Wal-Mart,
> > Americans spend $36,000,000 every hour
> > Of every day.
> >
> > 2 .
> > This works out to $20,928 profit
> > Every minute!
> >
> > 3.
> > Wal-Mart will sell more
> > From January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th)
> > Than Target sells all year.
> >
> > 4.
> > Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot +
> > Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco +
> > K-Mart combined.
> >
> > 5.
> > Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people
> > And is the largest private employer. And most can't speak
> > English
> >
> > 6.
> > Wal-Mart is the largest company
> > In the history of the World.
> >
> > 7.
> > Wal-Mart now sells more food
> > Than Kroger & Safeway combined,
> > And keep in mind they did this
> > In only 15 years.
> >
> > 8.
> > During this same period,
> > 31 Supermarket chains sought bankruptcy
> > (including Winn-Dixie).
> >
> > 9.
> > Wal-Mart now sells more food
> > Than any other store in the world.
> >
> > 10.
> > Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores
> > In the USA of which 1,906 are SuperCenters;
> > This is 1,000 more than it had 5 years ago.
> >
> > 11.
> > This year, 7.2 billion different
> > Purchasing experiences will occur
> > At a Wal-Mart store.
> > (Earth's population is approximately
> > 6.5 billion.)
> >
> > 12.
> > 90% of all Americans live
> > Within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart
> >
> > 13
> > Let Wal Mart bail out Wall Street