E-commerce
Walmart.
The retail company founded by Sam Walton, connecting stores and pricing with the distribution systems required to serve customers at scale.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Visit WalmartPEOPLE IN THIS STORY
Sam WaltonEXPLORE THE FIELD
E-commerce
WHAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS
The work behind
the name.
Retail stores
Physical locations selling a broad range of goods.
Online commerce
Digital shopping within the retail business.
Distribution
The supply and logistics network behind product availability.
01 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS
The store depends on what happens behind it.
Walmart’s history is connected to Sam Walton’s work in retail and his focus on value for customers. A store makes that proposition visible through the products on its shelves and the prices attached to them.
Keeping those products available requires purchasing, inventory management and distribution. The supporting network is therefore part of the retail offering, even when shoppers mainly encounter a local store or website. Walton’s biography follows the early decisions and operating experience behind the company; the business portrait keeps the store and its systems in view together.
THE REFERENCE DESK
Read the
underlying record.
Official sources accompany this portrait. Company descriptions record the business’s own account of its offering and development.
- corporate.walmart.comWalmart: official website
- corporate.walmart.comWalmart: company history
Brand image: Walmart — image source.
Our editorial approachBEHIND THE BUSINESS