Company Profile for Walmart
| Headquarters | Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retailing |
| Key People | Mike Duke (President & CEO) S. Robson Walton (Chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | Asda, Sam's Club, Seiyu Group, Walmex |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Electronics Payment Hotline
479-277-2643
Customer Relations
702 SW Eighth St.
Bentonville, AR 72716-0117
479-273-4000
Toll free: 1-800-925-6278
Toll free: 1-800-966-6546 (Website questions)
Fax: 479-204-9798
E-mail: help@walmart.com
www.wal-mart.com
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Community Not About To Let Walmart Sneak Into Spot Zoned For Residential Use
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 18, 2012 11:00 AM
61 Comments
In the case of an Arkansas town situated near the Bentonville headquarters of Walmart, proximity has not made many hearts grow fonder. Citizens packed a recent meeting in Bella Vista to make themselves heard on the issue of rezoning a spot so a Walmart Neighborhood Market could ostensibly move in. More »
(CBS DFW)
Walmart Customer Goes In For Oil Change, Drives Away With 'Satanic Symbols' On Car
By Chris Morran on May 16, 2012 1:15 PM
85 Comments
This could be the auto service equivalent of rude receipt messages. A woman in Texas says that a recent trip to Walmart for an oil change resulted in devilish markings being left behind on the underside of her vehicle. More »
Alleged Customer Sues Over 2010 Racist Walmart PA Prank
By Laura Northrup on May 16, 2012 9:04 AM
115 Comments
Loyal Consumerist readers and retail-watchers may remember the 2010 incident in which a 16-year-old took over the PA system of a New Jersey Walmart and announced, "Attention Walmart customers: all black people must leave the store." The prankster had done the same thing a few months before, and was charged with harassment and bias intimidation for each incident. Now, more than two years later, someone has filed a lawsuit against the store over the incident. He claims to have been in the store at the time of the prank, and that the incident led to "depression, anxiety, anger, loss of sleep and appetite, paranoia, and antisocial tendencies." More »
Rattlesnake Makes Terrible Walmart Greeter, Bites Customer
By Laura Northrup on May 15, 2012 8:30 AM
51 Comments
In a Walmart Garden Center, an outdoor area filled with plants, it's not surprising that you might encounter some critters. Maybe a large bug, a moth, a frog, or even a grass snake. While shopping for mulch for his medical marijuana plants on Friday morning, a 47-year-old Washington state man reached down to pick up what he thought was a stick, and ended up rushed to the emergency room with a rattlesnake bite. More »
Instead Of An iPad 3 From Walmart, How's About A Box Full Of Notepads Instead?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 7, 2012 12:00 PM
86 Comments
Forget about all that high-tech fancy pants electronics stuff, who needs an iPad 3 when you can have a box full of fresh yellow notepads to scrawl on? There have been a few complaints at a Walmart in Michigan, with customers claiming they thought they'd bought an iPad 3, only to find stacks of paper in the box once they brought their items home. More »
California Pension Fund Sues Walmart Leaders Over Alleged Bribery Scandal
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 4, 2012 2:25 PM
7 Comments
When you've got shareholders with a lot invested in your company, and you're caught up in the midst of a bribery scandal, well, said shareholders might not be too happy. A California pension fund that holds more than 5.3 million shares of Walmart is none too pleased with the company and how it's handled the alleged bribery situation in Mexico. More »
Sam's Club Absolutely Must See Your ID For One-Day Pass; Can't Say Why
By Laura Northrup on April 30, 2012 11:30 AM
93 Comments
Claudia is a Costco member, but when Sam's Club advertised a one-day shopping pass in her local paper, she went to see what Sam's had to offer. What the ad didn't mention was that a photo ID would be needed to get the pass from the store's customer service desk. Which is interesting, since you can actually print a pass from the Sam's Club web site, presumably without holding your driver's license up to the screen. More »
Walmart's New "Pay With Cash" Online Option Still Means A Trip To The Store
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 26, 2012 2:00 PM
45 Comments
What bribery scandal? It's business as usual at Walmart, as the company gets around to rolling out its new "Pay With Cash" option for shopping online, which works a lot like ordering takeout — you select what you want on Walmart.com, then head to a bricks-and-mortar store to pick your stuff up and pay cash. More »
Shareholder Sues Walmart Board Over Mexico Bribery Allegations
By Chris Morran on April 25, 2012 4:00 PM
11 Comments
The fallout continues over WalmartMexicoGate, a term I just made up right now that will likely never be used again. A shareholder in the nation's largest retailer has filed a lawsuit against the company's board of directors over the bad press tied to allegations that Walmart spent millions of dollars bribing folks in Mexico. More »
Report: Walmart Lobbied Aggressively Against Anti-Bribery Laws They May Have Violated
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 25, 2012 1:00 PM
44 Comments
As every action Walmart has taken over the last few years is being picked apart in the aftermath of the New York Times story that alleges they used bribes to expand in Mexico and then covered up those bribes, lots of little interesting side stories are popping up. For example, a new report says Walmart was involved in lobbying aggressively against the very anti-bribery laws they are being investigated for violating. More »
