Geography: Wal-Mart MNC 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyEconomic developmentGCSEOCR Created by: charlottesearleCreated on: 05-05-14 12:27 When and where did Wal-Mart begin? It began in 1960 in Arkansas, USA 1 of 15 Where did Wal-Mart open it's store? Mexico, China, Japan, Brazil an the UK where it is called Asda 2 of 15 What does Wal-Mart sell? A variety of products 3 of 15 How many stores does it have? 8,000 stores 4 of 15 How many people have they employed? 2 million people 5 of 15 Primary impacts: what did Wal-Mart create in Mexico and how many? 150,000 jobs in Mexico 6 of 15 Positive: What people in Canada provide Wal-Mart with what? Farmers and local companies- provide goods to Wal-mart, increasing their business 7 of 15 Positive: What have Wal-Mart done to contribute to sustainable development? In Puerto Rico- they have invested money into fitting solar panels onto Wal-Mart stores to genrate elctricity 8 of 15 Positive: what effect have Wal-Mart had on LEDC's? Wal-mart offers more skilled jobs run by local people 9 of 15 Positive: in the country that Wal-Mart is based what have they done to improve it? Donated hundreds of millions of $ to improve health and education, and have food and money to help feed nearly 12,000 poor people 10 of 15 Positive: in Mexico what other jobs have Wal-Mart created? Construction, manufacturing and retail services 11 of 15 Negative impacts: in countries like Bangladesh, what do the workers have? Long working hours: a maximum 60 hours working week, 12 of 15 Negative: in China, what is not the same as other WM workers? They don't have the same wage: in the USA, factory workers earn $6 an hour whereas China earn 1$ an hiur 13 of 15 Negative: what environmental problems can Wal-Mart cause? Stores are out of town, so cause pollution when people drive to them, and take up large areas of land 14 of 15 Negative: what effects can WM cause to other smaller shops? Force them I close down due to competition, and low prices with a range of products 15 of 15
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