Wal-Mart- Globalisation 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Lottie RhodesCreated on: 01-06-16 20:27 When walmart set up? 1962 1 of 19 How many stores does Walmart have? 8000 2 of 19 How many people work for WalMart? 2.3 million 3 of 19 Where was the company set up? Arkansas, USA 4 of 19 Who is WalMart partnering with to expand into India with? Bharti Enterprises 5 of 19 What's a social benefit of Walmart for USA customers? Most are open 24 hours a day, with a wide range of goods under one roof 6 of 19 What happened in California in 2004? The state had to pay $86 million to support employees as they were poorly paid. 7 of 19 What happened in 2005? They had to pay $172 million in compensation because employees had been denied meal breaks 8 of 19 For every 100 jobs created at a new WalMart how many are lost in local shops? 50 over the next 5 years 9 of 19 Negative environmental impact on USA? Uses greenfield sites also increases congestion and pollution as people drive to the stores 10 of 19 Vineland, USA was an example of a store built, it created 700 jobs. But when was it opened? 2009 11 of 19 How many people does WalMart employ in Mexico? 209,000 12 of 19 WalMart are critisised alot for using products from NICs more than local products. In Canada how many suppliers do they work with? 6000 making $8 billion of business 13 of 19 Why can't smaller shops compete in both the USA and host countries? They cannot compete on the low prices or the product range. 14 of 19 Where is the largest WalMart store? Hawaii- 29,000m squared 15 of 19 What happened at Beximco in Bangladesh? One of the clothing suppliers. The maximum legal working week is 60 hours a week. People were regularly working 80+ hours a week. 16 of 19 WalMart donate millions to charity. What local project did they support in Argentina? In 2009 it supported 29 soup kitchens and helped 12,000 people across the country. 17 of 19 Is WalMart the largest retail TNC? Yes, its 4x bigger than the following retail firm. 18 of 19 How much is WalMart investing in higher wages, education and training over the next 2 years. $2.7 billion 19 of 19
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