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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 15:24:24 GMT -8
One of every four dollars Americans spend on groceries is spent at Walmart.
If Walmart were an army, it would have the second largest military in the world, behind China.
In 2000, Walmart was sued 4,851 times, or about once every 2 hours.
90 percent of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Walmart.
Walmart is bigger than Home Depot, Kroger, Target, Sears, Costco, and K-Mart combined.
The Walton family has given away about 2 percent of its net worth to charity. Bill Gates is giving away 48 percent of his net worth and Warren Buffet 78 percent of his net worth.
Walmart has more employees worldwide - 2.2 million - than the population of Houston. The mega-retailer employs 1.4 million people in the U.S. alone.
Each week, Walmart serves more than 200 million customers at more than 10,400 stores in 27 countries
China's exports to Walmart accounted for 11 percent of the growth of the total U.S. trade deficit with China between 2001 and 2006.
If Walmart's more than 900 million square feet of retail space were spread out over one place it would take up roughly 34 square miles, which is about 1.5 times the size of Manhattan.
An additional Walmart Supercenter per 100,000 residents increases average BMI (body mass index) by 0.25 units and the obesity rate by 2.4 percent.
The most frequent destination typed into GPS device Telenav is Walmart.
Roughly 4,700 (about 90 percent) of international stores operate under a banner other than Walmart, including Walmex in Mexico, Asda in the UK, Seiyu in Japan, and Best Price in India.
The average family of four spends over $4,000 a year at Walmart.
In 2010, CEO Michael Duke's annual salary of $35 million earned him more in an hour than a full-time employee makes in an entire year.
In fiscal year 2012, Walmart registered approximately $444 billion in sales, which is $20 billion more than Austria's GDP. If Walmart were a country, it would be the 26th largest economy in the world.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 15:35:49 GMT -8
Got any favourites? This is mine. The Walton family has given away about 2 percent of its net worth to charity. Bill Gates is giving away 48 percent of his net worth and Warren Buffet 78 percent of his net worth.
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Post by Willing Sniper on Feb 8, 2013 15:53:07 GMT -8
(puke) (puke) (puke)
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Feb 11, 2013 7:35:15 GMT -8
Got any favourites? This is mine. The Walton family has given away about 2 percent of its net worth to charity. Bill Gates is giving away 48 percent of his net worth and Warren Buffet 78 percent of his net worth. Hmmm. Not quite sure how to process this. 2 percent of Wal Mart's net worth is a tidy chunk of change. Not to be sneezed at. IMO On the flip side, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are free to do whatever they want with their money. No matter how idiotic it is...
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Post by ✿Lexxy✿ on Feb 11, 2013 7:52:36 GMT -8
This is the one that struck me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 9:18:00 GMT -8
Got any favourites? This is mine. The Walton family has given away about 2 percent of its net worth to charity. Bill Gates is giving away 48 percent of his net worth and Warren Buffet 78 percent of his net worth. Hmmm. Not quite sure how to process this. 2 percent of Wal Mart's net worth is a tidy chunk of change. Not to be sneezed at. IMO On the flip side, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are free to do whatever they want with their money. No matter how idiotic it is... ----------------------- Are you saying it's idiotic to give money you'll never be able to spend, to charity?
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Feb 11, 2013 10:46:40 GMT -8
I'm saying it's their choice to do whatever they want to do with their money. All of them. No matter idiotic it is.
It is NOBODY'S business what they do with their money.
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Post by chica on Feb 13, 2013 0:42:28 GMT -8
This is the one that struck me. Same here
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Feb 13, 2013 6:32:51 GMT -8
I'm saying it's their choice to do whatever they want to do with their money. All of them. No matter idiotic it is. It is NOBODY'S business what they do with their money. Indeed, unless it happens to be someone's business. For instance Gates, by pumping money into geo-engineering, is making his expenditure everyone's business. Obviously, my point is that it's nobody's concern what Gates, Buffet or Wal Mart do with their money. If they chose to donate it, fine. If they chose to heat their homes by burning 100 dollar bills that's fine too. Not anybody's business.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 9:18:32 GMT -8
Indeed, unless it happens to be someone's business. For instance Gates, by pumping money into geo-engineering, is making his expenditure everyone's business. Obviously, my point is that it's nobody's concern what Gates, Buffet or Wal Mart do with their money. If they chose to donate it, fine. If they chose to heat their homes by burning 100 dollar bills that's fine too. Not anybody's business. It all lends itself to social conscience PK. I for one find that important and admirable.
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Feb 13, 2013 9:22:12 GMT -8
Obviously, my point is that it's nobody's concern what Gates, Buffet or Wal Mart do with their money. If they chose to donate it, fine. If they chose to heat their homes by burning 100 dollar bills that's fine too. Not anybody's business. It all lends itself to social conscience PK. I for one find that important and admirable. Important and admirable or to your mind is it more required? Because IMO - It's absolutely nobody's business what someone else, no matter their means, does with their money. If I win the lottery tonight and donate nothing, how is that anybody's business?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 9:28:01 GMT -8
It all lends itself to social conscience PK. I for one find that important and admirable. Important and admirable or to your mind is it more required? Because IMO - It's absolutely nobody's business what someone else, no matter their means, does with their money. If I win the lottery tonight and donate nothing, how is that anybody's business? You are a person not a multi-million/billion dollar corporation, big difference there. Philanthropy, of course is not mandatory but highly respected by myself. It is public record though and I would think a corporation such as Walmart that takes away from so many communities in that the mom and pop stores basically die when walmart comes to town, should do a little PR in the charity ring.
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Feb 13, 2013 9:33:45 GMT -8
Important and admirable or to your mind is it more required? Because IMO - It's absolutely nobody's business what someone else, no matter their means, does with their money. If I win the lottery tonight and donate nothing, how is that anybody's business? You are a person not a multi-million/billion dollar corporation, big difference there. Philanthropy, of course is not mandatory but highly respected by myself. It is public record though and I would think a corporation such as Walmart that takes away from so many communities in that the mom and pop stores basically die when walmart comes to town, should do a little PR in the charity ring. Again, how is this your business? I'll flip the coin on you. Wal Mart employs tens of thousands of people. That's charity right there. I'm hearing you say that it should be required. This philanthropy. If that's the case, to what extent and who decides how much is enough? I respect Gates and Buffet too, but it is none of our business what they do with their hard earned cash. I don't care if they use it as toilet paper.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 9:37:02 GMT -8
You are a person not a multi-million/billion dollar corporation, big difference there. Philanthropy, of course is not mandatory but highly respected by myself. It is public record though and I would think a corporation such as Walmart that takes away from so many communities in that the mom and pop stores basically die when walmart comes to town, should do a little PR in the charity ring. Again, how is this your business? I'll flip the coin on you. Wal Mart employs tens of thousands of people. That's charity right there. I'm hearing you say that it should be required. This philanthropy. If that's the case, to what extent and who decides how much is enough? I respect Gates and Buffet too, but it is none of our business what they do with their hard earned cash. I don't care if they use it as toilet paper. Its not required, it is however a measure of a companies social conscience that IS NOTICED. That is all I can say. No you cannot force a company to donate a certain amount to charity.
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Post by ✿Lexxy✿ on Feb 13, 2013 9:38:24 GMT -8
I don't know that it is none of our business. It is not for us to say what another should or should not do with their money, but I can't help but have an opinion about them based on what they do or don't give back.
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