Walmart
Bentonville retail behemoth
Walmart is an American retail corporation operating a chain of large discount stores and supercenters.
Founded in Arkansas in 1962, it became the world's largest company by revenue and private employer.
The name often stands in for big-box retail generally, and critics invoke it as a symbol of low wages, small-town economic displacement, and corporate dominance: Another Walmart moved in and the local shops closed.
Large combined retail store
- superstoreVery large retail outlet
- big-boxLarge-format retail chain
- checkoutPayment completion process
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
cart · rollback · greeter · self-checkout · pharmacy · automotive · electronics · grocery
Connect mentally or socially
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- unionJoining into one
workforce · training · promotion · vest · shift · part-time · staffing
Limited local outlook
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- ruralOf the countryside
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
Arkansas city, retail giant's home
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- stockGoods kept for sale
- revenueBusiness income total
Payment for work
- anti-unionOpposing worker collectives
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
discrimination · healthcare · subsidy · monopoly · gentrification · exploitation · controversy
supercenter
Large combined retail store
- superstoreVery large retail outlet
- big-boxLarge-format retail chain
- checkoutPayment completion process
aisle · cart · rollback · greeter · self-checkout · pharmacy · automotive · electronics · grocery · layaway
associate
Connect mentally or socially
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
union · workforce · training · promotion · vest · shift · part-time · staffing
small-town
Limited local outlook
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- ruralOf the countryside
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
blue-collar · mass-market · heartland · accessibility · affordability
Bentonville
Arkansas city, retail giant's home
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- stockGoods kept for sale
revenue · headquarters · logistics · supply-chain · acquisition
wages
Payment for work
- anti-unionOpposing worker collectives
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- documentaryFactual film about reality
lawsuit · discrimination · healthcare · subsidy · monopoly · gentrification · exploitation · controversy
- BrandsNike, Coca-Cola, Apple, Google, Disney
- online shoppingAmazon, cart, checkout, e-commerce, buy button
- American BrandsCoca-Cola, McDonald's, Ford, Disney, Starbucks
- corporationsApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Toyota
- discount storesdiscounter, Dollar General, dollar store, dollar stores, Dollar Tree
- retail storesstore, shop, grocery, boutique, convenience store
Walmartboutique
Small specialized retail shop
Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · Nordstrom · Tiffany & Co. · Hermès
Walmartworker cooperative
Firm owned by its labor force
Patagonia · Costco · Ben & Jerry's · REI · union shop
Walmartfarmers market
Outdoor local produce sale
local co-op · artisan market · craft fair · farm-to-table · locally sourced
- Walmart onlineDiscount chain's e-commerce platform