Meng Chee. David M. Megan Crozier. Chris Cyrenne. Jeff Evans. Jerry R. Geisler III. Bill Groves. Ben Hasan. Leigh Hopkins. Brandi Joplin. Kerry Kotouc. Diana Marshall. Richard Mayfield. Scott McCall. Kathleen McLaughlin. Joe Metzger. He continues to serve as a director. Walmart Pay , a fast, easy and secure way for customers to make purchases with their smart phones, becomes a popular in-store payment method. Online retailer Jet. Hayneedle , a subsidiary of Jet.
Walmart opens its first training Academy in South Carolina, with total locations planned at stores across the U. More than 1. Walmart and JD.
The company makes a commitment to become the most trusted retailer through hitting specific goals by , all focused on sustainability, empowering its associates and improving the lives of people around the world. Walmart launches free two-day shipping on more than 2 million items, no membership required. Jet acquires ShoeBuy. Walmart launches Store N o 8 , a tech incubator, with a focus to drive commerce forward and transform the future of retail.
Walmart launches Project Gigaton , asking suppliers to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by 1 gigaton. Walmart continues to pave the way in retail innovation, benefiting customers and associates alike by leveraging new technology and learning from its expanding family of brands.
The company changes its legal name from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Walmart announces plans to increase its starting wage rate for all U. More than 1 million associates are expected to benefit from the combined wage and benefit changes. The company takes thoughtful and deliberate actions to serve customers and position its International business for long-term growth with the acquisition of Flipkart in India , divestiture of its business in Brazil and proposed merger of Asda and Sainsburys in the U.
Walmart acquires Eloquii , Bare Necessities , and Art. Walmart launched without a true logo. In fact, for the first two years, when the Walmart name appeared in print, the font and style were chosen at the whim of the printer.
In , the company selected a font. It survived for nearly 20 years. Along with the first official logo, we developed a Discount City mark. This mark appeared in print advertising and in-store signage, as well as on employee uniforms and smocks. However, it was never used on exterior building signage or in annual reports. After nearly 20 years, the company dropped the frontier feel of the logo and introduced a fresh new look for Walmart. In , we replaced the hyphen with a star.
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