mercredi 7 septembre 2011
Subprime Crisis
By using the following graphs from the documentary Inside Job, explain how did happen the crisis?
Walmart : a multinational company
Walmart is an American public multinational
corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse
stores. The company was the world's
largest public corporation in 2010 by revenue. The organisation has approximately
2.1 million workers.
The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31, 1969, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, is the largest majority private employer Walmart is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. In 2009, it generated 51% of its US$258 billion sales in the U.S. from grocery business.
The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31, 1969, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, is the largest majority private employer Walmart is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. In 2009, it generated 51% of its US$258 billion sales in the U.S. from grocery business.
Walmart has 8,500 stores in 15 countries, under 55 different names. The
company operates under its own name in the United States, including the 50
states. It also operates under its own name in Puerto Rico. It operates in
Mexico as Walmex, in the United Kingdom as Asda, in Japan as Seiyu, and in
India as Best Price. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, and
Canada. Walmart's investments outside North America have had mixed results: its
operations in the United Kingdom, South America and China are highly
successful, while it was forced to pull out of Germany and South Korea when
ventures there were unsuccessful.
The World of Wal-Mart
Action Alleys
Wal-Mart in China
Commercials
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