1969 65438+1October 3 1 Wal-Mart Stores Limited was established.
1972 listed on NYSE.
1983, the first Sam member store opened in the midwest city of Oklahoma.
1987, the world's largest private satellite communication system was established in the United States.
1988 opened the first supermarket in Washington, Missouri, USA.
1990 Wal-Mart became the largest retailer in the United States.
Sam walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, died on April 5, 1992.
1993 wal-mart's international department was established, and bobby Martin became the president and CEO of the international department. 199 1 opened its first store outside the United States in Mexico.
1994 Wal-Mart bought the Canadian Woolco chain store 122 store.
1996 wal-mart opened its first store in Shenzhen, China on 1996.
1997 Wal-Mart replaced Woolworth as the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
1997 Wal-Mart has become the largest private employee company in the United States, with 680,000 employees worldwide.
1997 Wal-Mart's turnover broke through for the first time100 billion USD.
1998 Wal-Mart acquired 2 1 Wertkauf and entered Germany 1999 Wal-Mart has 1 1400 employees, making it the largest private employee company in the world.
Acquired ASDA Group (with 229 stores) and entered the UK. In 2002, Wal-Mart became the largest enterprise (turnover) in the world.
In 2003, Wal-Mart set a single-day sales record on a Black Friday, which was $6543.8+$52 million.
In 2004, Wal-Mart bought the Amigo chain store in Puerto Rico for $654.38+07 million.
In 2005, it increased its shareholding in Japan Westward Journey Department Store to 56.56%.
Invested in the acquisition of Brazil Sonae SGPSSA Group1more than 40 Portuguese stores.
In 2006, it obtained the controlling right of Central American Retail Holding Company and expanded its business in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
In May, Wal-Mart stores in Korea 16 were resold to e-mart and withdrew from the Korean market.
At the end of July, Wal-Mart's operation in Germany was a complete failure, and all its 85 supermarkets were resold to Metro AG and withdrew from the German market.
In February 2007, it acquired 35% equity of Chinese mainland Trust-Mart.