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SWOT Analysis of Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart is one of the largest retail chain stores in the world. It was established by Sam Wilton in 1962. Wal-Mart is also one of the biggest public corporations on the basis of revenue according to a business survey of Fortune Global 500, 2008. Currently, Wal-Mart is operating more than 7,800 departmental stores throughout the world and it is serving more than 200 million customers every year with the help of its 2.2 million associates. Wal-Mart stands on the first position in Fortune Magazine's 2009 'Most Admired Companies' survey (About Us: Wal-Mart, n.d.).

Subsequent are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Wal-Mart:

Strengths:
? Wal-Mart is a prevailing retail brand.
? Wal-Mart has a standing for worth for money, handiness and an extensive variety of products the entire in one store.
? Wal-Mart had achieved its success throughout the efforts of number of years and as a result it has gone through worldwide extension.
? Wal-Mart has a core proficiency in making use ...

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