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Wal-Mart Global Overview

< p>Wal-Mart was founded in Arkansas in 1962 by Mr. Sam Walton, a legend in the American retail industry. After more than 40 years of development, Wal-Mart has become the largest private employer in the United States and the largest chain retailer in the world. It has been ranked first on the Fortune Global 500 list and was elected as the most valuable brand many times.

Currently, Wal-Mart has opened more than 8,400 shopping malls in 15 countries around the world, with 55 brands, more than 2.1 million employees, and 200 million customers visiting Wal-Mart every week. In fiscal year 2010 (February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010), sales reached US$405 billion, and charitable donations in fiscal year 2010 exceeded US$512 million, an increase of more than 20% over fiscal year 2009. In 2010, Wal-Mart once again topped the Fortune Global 500 list and ranked first among retail companies surveyed by Fortune magazine in its "2010 Most Admired Companies" survey.

As in other parts of the world, Wal-Mart in China has always adhered to the core values ??of "respecting individuals, serving customers, and pursuing excellence", focusing on opening every store well, serving every customer well, and fulfilling the company's Our core mission is to "help customers save money and live better lives" to continuously create excellence for our customers, members and employees.

Overview of Wal-Mart China

Wal-Mart entered China in 1996 and opened the first Wal-Mart shopping mall and Sam's Club store in Shenzhen. Wal-Mart currently operates a variety of business formats in China, including shopping malls, Sam's Club stores, community stores, etc. As of August 5, 2010, it had opened 189 shopping malls in 101 cities in 20 provinces across the country, creating more than 100 stores across the country. 50,000 jobs.

Walmart has always adhered to local procurement in its operations in China. Currently, Walmart China has established cooperative relationships with nearly 20,000 suppliers, and more than 95% of the products sold are local products; at the same time, Walmart China focuses on local talents. culture and encourage talent diversity, especially the training and development of female employees and management. At present, more than 99.9% of Walmart China's employees are from China, 100% of store general managers are local Chinese talents, and 43% of the senior management team are female managers. In 2009, the company established the "Walmart China Women's Leadership Development Committee" to accelerate the career development of women.

Walmart China Corporate Social Responsibility Plan

Walmart China is committed to becoming an authentic Chinese corporate citizen. Its corporate social responsibility plan focuses on environmentally sustainable development, giving back to the community, caring for children, Support five aspects of education and relief for disaster-stricken areas. Since entering China, Walmart has donated more than RMB 60 million in funds and goods to various charities nationwide, and Walmart employees across the country have invested more than 180,000 hours in social welfare undertakings. Walmart China's recent corporate social responsibility projects mainly include:

1. Since June 2010, Walmart stores across the country have donated timely supplies to flood-stricken areas in a total amount of more than 370,000 yuan. Walmart employees who participated in disaster relief** *Total more than 600 people.

2. In May 2008, Wal-Mart announced a donation of more than 20 million yuan to the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan to purchase urgently needed disaster relief materials and post-disaster community reconstruction. Mainly include:

1. Immediately after the disaster occurs, cooperate with the Red Cross, local governments, disaster relief organizations and civil affairs agencies to purchase urgently needed disaster relief materials worth approximately 3.6 million yuan based on the needs of the disaster area and transport them to the disaster-stricken areas in a timely manner area.

2. Donate RMB 5 million to the Sichuan Provincial Poverty Alleviation Foundation to help build rural medical stations in the most severely affected areas. It also donated 20 ambulances and supporting emergency medical equipment worth more than 2.5 million yuan to the Sichuan Provincial Department of Health.

3. Donate RMB 6 million to the "Sustainable Sichuan School" project initiated by the China-US Sustainable Development Center to build an environmentally friendly new campus.

4. Donate RMB 1.07 million to the international NGO Right to Play for care, rehabilitation and development projects for orphans and disabled children affected by the earthquake in Hanzhong and Ankang areas of Shaanxi Province.

5. Donate a special fund of RMB 700,000 to the Qingchengshan Children’s Rehabilitation Activity Center in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province as a start-up and activity fund to provide psychological assistance to traumatized children in earthquake-stricken areas.

6. We also provide donations to projects such as Beijing Normal University’s “College Student Support Education Project in Disaster Areas”, China Children and Teenagers’ Foundation’s “Youth Rehabilitation Training Clinic”, and the Committee of 100’s “China College Student Youth Leadership Development Plan”.

3. In November 2009, Walmart China provided financial support to the "China Sustainable Community Development Leadership Training and Cooperation Project" launched by the Canadian Harmony Foundation and the China Mayors National Training Center.