Walmart
American multinational retail corporation operating department stores
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| 2025 | Walmart closed several U.S. offices and consolidated corporate associates into its Bentonville headquarters and West Coast offices in Sunnyvale, California. |
| January 13 2025 | Walmart unveiled a new logo designed by Jones Knowles Ritchie and Landor, featuring a redesigned spark and a new custom wordmark 'Everyday Sans'. |
| 2024 | Walmart reaches a record revenue of $648 billion and reports a net income of $15.5 billion, demonstrating continued financial strength |
| 2024 | Walmart launched Bettergoods, a new higher-end grocery product line with over 300 initial items, focused on innovative culinary experiences, plant-based alternatives, and specialized dietary products. |
| 2024 | Walmart announces closure of the Toronto technology hub and relocation of staff to US locations, with pending layoffs. |
| November 25 2024 | Walmart announced the ending of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and delisting of certain transgender-related products. |
| August 27 2024 | Walmart announced a new service to transport goods from Asia to the U.S. to compete more effectively with Amazon. |
| February 2024 | Walmart announced managers will receive stock grants up to $20,000 and implemented a 3-1 stock split to make company stock more accessible to employees. |
| February 2024 | Walmart entered an agreement to acquire Vizio for $2.3 billion to expand advertising sales in video content. |
| January 2024 | Walmart announced plans to open over 150 new stores and remodel 650 existing stores across 47 states and Puerto Rico. |
| 2023 | Transportation fuel emissions increased by 10%, reaching approximately 15.06 million metric tons of CO2. |
| 2023 | Refrigerant-related emissions increased by 5.3% due to equipment leaks across the United States and Mexico. |
| 2023 | Walmart opened a new 140,000 square foot supercentre in Montreal, increasing total Canadian locations to 403. The company also invested nearly $1 billion to renovate stores and launch its 'Store of the Future' in Mississauga, Ontario. |
| 2023 | Documentary film 'On Guard: A Story of American Youth' was released, directed by Allen Otto and executive produced by Jim Czarnecki, which highlights the impact of the 2019 El Paso Shooting. |
| November 16 2023 | Gail Lewis, a Walmart employee in Morris, Illinois, made her final viral TikTok video after ten years of working at the store, which received 25 million views in ten days. |
| July 7 2023 | Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for the shooting. |
| April 2023 | Walmart committed to adding electric vehicle charging stations at thousands of stores by 2030. |
| February 8 2023 | Crusius pleaded guilty to 90 federal murder and hate crime charges. |
| January 2023 | Walmart announced a minimum wage increase for U.S. hourly workers from $12 to $14 per hour, affecting approximately 340,000 employees. |
| January 2023 | Federal prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty for Crusius. |
| 2022 | Walmart maintains its position as a global retail leader with $572 billion in revenue, though experiencing a slight reduction in total employees to 10,593 |
| 2022 | Walmart announced the sale of its Amigo supermarkets chain in Puerto Rico to Pueblo Inc., ending its 20-year ownership of the chain. |
| 2022 | Walmart opens a technology hub in Toronto at the CBC Broadcast Centre. |
| December 2022 | The El Paso Healing Garden was designated as a national memorial. |
| August 2022 | Walmart announced it would partner with Paramount to offer Paramount+ content to Walmart+ subscribers and acquired Volt Systems, a vendor management software company. |
| June 2022 | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Walmart, alleging the company facilitated money transfer fraud that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from customers. |
| June 2022 | Walmart announced the acquisition of Memomi, an augmented reality optical technology company. |
| 2021 | Walmart Supercenter appeared in the film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, filmed at a Walmart store in Calgary, Alberta. |
| 2021 | Walmart's shipping operations produced 1.7 million metric tons of CO2, exceeding the emissions of a coal-fired power station. |
| 2021 | Jorge Majfud published the book 'La frontera salvaje. 200 años de fanatismo anglosajón en América latina', inspired by the El Paso shooting. |
| December 2021 | The Chinese Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection warned Walmart about removing products made from inputs from Xinjiang in response to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. |
| November 2021 | A federal jury found Walmart, along with Walgreens and CVS, substantially contributed to the opioid crisis, with damages totaling $650 million. |
| August 2021 | The El Paso Healing Garden at Ascarate Park in Mission Valley was dedicated as a memorial for the shooting victims. |
| May 2021 | Walmart acquired Israeli startup Zeekit for $200 million, a technology using artificial intelligence to allow virtual clothing try-ons. |
| May 18 2021 | Walmart announced that fully vaccinated employees could stop wearing masks at work, following CDC guidance. |
| March 24 2021 | Carrefour announced its intention to acquire Grupo Big (formerly Walmart Brasil). |
| March 15 2021 | Walmart Canada announced plans to close six stores and invest over $500 million to renovate more than 60 percent of its stores over the next five years. |
| January 2021 | Walmart announced the launch of a fintech startup with venture partner Ribbit Capital to provide financial products for consumers and employees. |
| January 30 2021 | A victim named 'Rosa', who had offered to testify about the shooting, was deported due to a minor traffic violation. |
| 2020 | Walmart agreed to pay $20 million and settle a companywide sex-based hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
| 2020 | Walmart reported that nearly two-thirds of its merchandise was made, assembled, or grown in the United States. |
| 2020 | Walmart committed $25 million to organizations on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. |
| 2020 | Walmart experiences significant financial growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing net income to $14.8 billion |
| 2020 | Walmart contributed $140,000 to the Rule of Law Defense Fund, a fundraising arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association. |
| 2020 | Blackweb premium electronics brand was discontinued after rebranding of the Onn line. |
| 2020 | Walmart de México y Centroamérica was included in the Bloomberg Gender Equity Index for the third consecutive time, becoming the only self-service sector company worldwide to achieve this distinction in three consecutive years. |
| 2020 | An all-female color guard team from Bel Air High School aimed to qualify for the WGI World Championships with a performance dedicated to the victims of the 2019 El Paso Shooting. |
| December 2020 | Walmart launched Carrier Pickup, a new service allowing customers to schedule returns. |
| December 22 2020 | The United States Department of Justice filed an official complaint against Walmart pharmacies for failing to comply with the Controlled Substances Act by inappropriately prescribing opioids and other restricted substances. |
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