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Doug McMillon succeeds Mike Duke as CEO.
Company employs 2.3 million associates worldwide and serves more than 200 million customers each week.

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"Walmart's history is more than just the stores we've built, the partnerships we've made and the customer's we've served. So much of our history is in the details. See how Walmart began, how we've grown and how our leadership has changed the retail industry."

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Re-purposing Stores:
After opening up 136 Super centers, 12 Neighborhood Markets, and 14 Sam's Clubs, the company announced two years ago they would be closing 269 stores around the world, which included all of its Walmart Express stores, the company's store count has declined.
This is when the retailer focused on improving the stores they already have. They have opened up 1,000 grocery pickup stations, and expect to add another 1,000 next year.

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E-commerce Acquisitions:
One of the biggest decisions Walmart made in the last 5 years was its $3.3 billion acquistition of Jet.com in August 2016. When McMilon took the helm in 2014, he had recognized the need to focus on e-commerce, promising to "invest aggressively" in online sales.

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Walton was an American retail magnate who founded Walmart in 1962 and developed it, by 1990, into one of the largest retail sales chain in the U.S. Walton also founded Sam's Club in 1983, and in 1988 he then began opening Super centers. In 1990, Walmart passed up two company's and become the largest retailer in the U.S.

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As of 2018, for the sixth year in a row and the 14th time, total, Walmart has secured the number 1 spot on the Fortune 500 list.
The Bentonvill, Ark.-based retailing giant last year became the 1st company in the U.S history to generate $500 billion in sales, as of 2018.

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When looking into some of Walmart's core values, you can see that they say "culture is the foundation of everything we do at Walmart." They define culture as their values in action. This is how they deliver superior customer service, they create a great front-line work environment and improve performance in order to achieve their common purpose of saving people money so they can live better.
This is all guided by good service to customers, respect for the individual. strive for excellence, and act with integrity.

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Walmart's first store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Since then they have been dedicated in making a difference in the lives of all their customers. Walmart's business is the result of Sam Walton's visionary leadership, along with generations of employees focused on helping all customers and communities save money and live better. The rich heritage has defined "who we are and what we do today."

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What Changes Have Been Made Over the Last 5 Years?

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What Changes Have Been Made Over the Last 5 Years?

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With the threat of Amazon and how popular online shopping has become, customers no longer want to come into the store to buy anything.
When Doug McMilon's was promoted to CEO in February 2014, he inherited a company that was on the verge of a crisis: comparable sales were falling. After going through a number of strategic decisions, he has positioned Walmart to thrive in a new retail environment.
Lets take a look at some of the ways Walmart is changing!

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Raising Wages:
In February of 2015, Walmart said it would raise wages above the federal minimum of $7.25/hour, which would lift pay to at lease $9/hour in April of 2015, and then $10/hour in February 2016, as long as all employees completed a training program.