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Section sizes Section size for Walmart (82 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 16,517 16,517 275 275 History 41 88,142 0 4,377 1945–1969: Early history 5,418 5,418 372 372 1969–1990: Incorporation and growth as a regional power 5,002 5,002 355 355 1990–2005: Retail rise to multinational status 12,850 12,850 672 672 2005–2010: Initiatives 31 10,941 0 606 Environmental initiatives 3,578 3,578 257 257 Branding and store design changes 4,414 4,414 229 229 Acquisitions and employee benefits 2,918 2,918 120 120 2011–2019 27,046 27,046 1,087 1,087 2020s: Development 21,087 22,755 885 987 Acquisitions and employee benefits 1,668 1,668 102 102 Tariffs and second Trump administration 4,089 4,089 298 298 Operating divisions 1,829 97,659 67 3,558 Walmart U.S. 3,336 50,060 117 1,440 Walmart Supercenter 4,981 4,981 316 316 Walmart Discount Store 2,831 2,831 97 97 Walmart Neighborhood Market 3,694 3,694 173 173 Former stores and concepts 5,251 5,251 230 230 Initiatives 10,687 10,687 501 501 Numbers of stores by state 19,280 19,280 6 6 Walmart International 1,350 42,682 34 1,903 Central America 1,533 1,533 101 101 Chile 2,116 2,116 46 46 Mexico 628 628 48 48 Canada 2,154 2,154 71 71 Africa 3,175 3,175 191 191 China 2,724 2,724 116 116 India 8,213 8,213 271 271 Indonesia 1,588 1,588 44 44 Germany 1,777 1,777 67 67 South America 5,496 5,496 308 308 United Kingdom 3,339 3,339 222 222 Japan 2,050 2,050 82 82 Corruption charges 6,539 6,539 302 302 Sam's Club 2,580 2,580 97 97 Global eCommerce 508 508 51 51 Subsidiaries 20 4,278 0 198 Private label brands 1,602 1,602 109 109 Entertainment 2,656 2,656 89 89 Online commerce acquisitions and plans 7,945 7,945 241 241 Corporate affairs 10,840 65,840 554 1,904 Business trends 27,625 27,625 69 69 Governance 4,643 4,643 129 129 Ownership 2,794 2,794 47 47 Competition 5,311 5,311 431 431 Customer base 10,717 10,717 474 474 Sales of guns and ammunition 3,910 3,910 200 200 Technology 1,304 13,706 44 615 Artificial intelligence (AI) partnership 1,016 1,016 52 52 Open source software 2,784 2,784 93 93 Big data analytics 3,376 3,376 82 82 Cash handling 1,240 1,240 54 54 Robots 3,986 3,986 290 290 Charity 3,584 6,174 186 269 COVID-19 2,590 2,590 83 83 Economic impact 22 19,197 0 1,211 Effects on customers 2,278 2,278 99 99 Effects on retailers 7,646 7,646 619 619 Effects on jobs 6,509 6,509 366 366 Effects on productivity 2,742 2,742 127 127 Impact on the environment 2,611 28,675 163 1,277 Labor relations 12,746 12,746 628 628 Gender 6,194 6,194 278 278 Sexual orientation and gender identity 7,124 7,124 208 208 Criticism and controversies 3,997 26,481 92 1,137 Animal welfare 6,840 6,840 245 245 Business practices 4,455 4,455 165 165 Crime problems 7,261 7,261 431 431 Product safety 3,928 3,928 204 204 Sponsorships 1,402 1,402 56 56 Case studies and academic significance 1,498 1,498 150 150 In popular culture 24 703 0 0 Movies and TV show 256 256 0 0 Documentaries 206 206 0 0 Others 217 217 0 0 Notable people 87 87 0 0 See also 389 389 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Further reading 1,470 1,470 0 0 External links 1,617 1,617 0 0 Total 381,832 381,832 15,268 15,268

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The is no mention of Walmart Global Tech as an entity within the Walmart article. Lets have a section and include this article within the main Walmart article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-83439-2 (talk) 17:14, 6 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

User:Monkeyvan is insistent that this photo of Trump be included on this article about a retail store. MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE says:

Images must be significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative. Each image in an article should have a clear and unique illustrative purpose and serve as an important illustrative aid to understanding the subject.

I'm not sure how this photo helps illustrate Walmart to readers. The input of others is welcome. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:42, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

• I've applied a contentious topic warning on the user's talk page. While this topic is somewhat apolitical, the action itself does violate ECR broadly construed and I've let the user know. BusterD (talk) 18:47, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
  • Editor named BusterD is likely a leftist to promote their agenda. Their personal dislike for the sitting US President is their personal mental problem. Also, the photo is under the 'Crimes" section. Between January 1, 2020, and March 20, 2024, there were 473 gun-related incidents resulting in 104 deaths at Walmart locations across the United States, according to tracked data compiled by advocacy groups like United for Respect and Guns Down America.
  • President Trump picture is being added because this picture is mentioned in the context and statement "In addition to hundreds of thousands of petty crimes, more than 200 violent crimes, including attempted kidnappings, stabbings, shootings, and murders occurred at the 4,500 Walmart's in the U.S. in 2016. In 2019, 23 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas."
  • President Trump picture is about the current US administration addressing the issue of mass shooting that happened in El Paso, Texas. The President is the head of the state and head of the executive government addressing the issue on television. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Monkeyvan (talk • contribs) 19:11, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Monkeyvan: I have placed a single warning on your talk page about personal attacks, though others may wish to go directly to ANI. You clearly are uninformed of Wikipedia's policies on civility, NPOV, or photos...and I don't have the time or crayons to explain them to you. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:30, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

I came across to Walmart through the page for the Rana Plaza Collapse, yet there is no mention of that event here. Further, no mention of factories? Where does supply come from? This appears to be a deliberate omission to reduce bad press. BloomBear (talk) 04:13, 3 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Walmart is mentioned in Rana Plaza collapse as one of the retailers which the Rana Plaza factories produced apparel for. That's where such a connection belongs, in my opinion. I don't think the Walmart article should contain info on the thousands of facilities used by its suppliers.

And as for calling this a deliberate omission to reduce bad press, this article is written by Wikipedia volunteers, not Walmart. Your suggestion is verging on a personal attack. Meters (talk) 04:46, 3 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Half of 1% is 0.5%. Happy to help.

This is an edit request. I would change it myself, but the page is protected. MiloIsAustralian (talk) 00:33, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply