Walmart is the world's largest retailer. In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, revenues were $681 billion (compared with Amazon's $637 billion in total revenue). The company has three segments: Walmart Stores, which accounted for about 69% of revenue; Sam's Club, a membership warehouse chain, which comprised 13% of revenue; and the International segment, which generated 18% of sales. The company, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, ended fiscal 2025 with about 10,770 retail units in 19 countries. Groceries are the largest product category in the U.S. market, at approximately 60% of sales. Health and Wellness, another stable category, is 12%. General Merchandise is 26% of sales. Sam's Club gets approximately 65% of sales from Groceries and Consumable products. Global e-commerce sales were almost $108 billion in FY25. The fiscal year ends on January 31 for U.S. and Canadian operations. Other operations generally are consolidated using a one-month lag on a calendar-year basis.

The major stock indices are a mixed bag at midday -- but the common theme is 'flat, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average up by very little and the Nasdaq down by very little. The latest consumer sentiment reading from the University of Michigan showed sentiment hit its second-lowest reading on record, at 50.8. That compares to 52.2 last month and the consensus expectation of 53.4. The all-time low reading was 50 in June of 2022. There is also growing concern about inflation, with both short-term and long-term inflation expectations on the rise among American consumers.

Walmart is a leading retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988. Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam’s Club) and over 10,000 locations globally. Walmart generated over $460 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2025, with Sam’s Club contributing another $90 billion to the company's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $120 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 270 million customers globally each week.

Walmart serves as a leading retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988. Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam’s Club) and over 10,000 locations globally. Walmart generated over $460 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2025, with Sam’s Club contributing another $90 billion to the company's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $120 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 270 million customers globally each week.