Hey y'all! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and you are ready for a Happy New Year! There has been lots of press on Wal*Mart's latest problem with their gift cards, and my very favorite Nebraska Aunt, Aunt Cleo, sent me the following stats on Wal*Mart. I thought it was worth sharing, even for Cameo who doesn't shop WM - the numbers are impressive. HOW JUST HOW BIG IS WALMART? 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. 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 Super Centers; 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.
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Thanks for the info. Very interesting, even though yes, it seems that I am one of the four people that do not shop at WM. The other three are my husband, FIL and MIL.
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