Wal-Mart Supercenter Shenzhen

Walmart Inc. was founded by American retail legend Mr. Sam Walton in Arkansas in 1962. Over the past 50 years, the company has served customers and is now the world’s largest private employer and retailer. Walmart was ranked on the top of the Fortune 500 list several times and is among the most recognized global brands.

Walmart Inc. helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over 275 million customers and members visit our more than 11,300 stores under 58 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites. With fiscal year 2019 revenue of $514.4 billion, Walmart employs over 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.

In China, as elsewhere, we follow Walmart core values of “Service to the customer”, “Respect for the individual”, “Strive for excellence” and “Act with integrity”, and stick to the Walmart tradition of building our business one store and one customer at a time, so as to fulfill our core mission, and continue to make a difference in the lives of our customers, members and associates.

About Walmart China

China is a market with a vast number of opportunities. We are fully confident about the prospects of the Chinese economy and the Chinese market. Walmart entered the Chinese market and opened its first hypermarket and Sam’s Club in Shenzhen in 1996. Until today Walmart has been operating in China for 20 years with about 100,000 associates.

Currently, Walmart operates a number of formats and banners in China including hypermarket, Sam’s Club and Walmart supermarket. Walmart now has been operating over 400 retail units covering more than 180 cities nationwide; as well as running some 20 distribution centers. Walmart has served seven billion person times since entered China.

Walmart China firmly believes in local sourcing. We have established partnerships with more than seven thousands of suppliers in China. Over 95% of the merchandise in our stores in China is sourced locally.

Walmart is committed to local talent development and diversity, especially the cultivation and full utilization of female staff and executives. 99.9% of Walmart China associates are Chinese nationals. All of Walmart China’s store managers are Chinese. Furthermore, around 66% of Walmart China associates are female and nearly 50% of above-director level associates are female. In 2009, the company established the “Walmart China Women’s Leadership Development Commission” for driving women’s career development. In order to better enhance the capabilities of women leaders, Walmart China established Women’s Leadership Workshops in 2013.

Walmart will continue to increase investment in China and develop both online and offline to provide customers with even better services. Meanwhile, Walmart will continue to upgrade existing stores, invest in food safety and build on strong partnerships with our Chinese suppliers. Walmart expects to create more jobs, makes joint development with Chinese economy and become a trusted corporate citizen in China.

About Walmart China’s Business Formats

Walmart China has many different business formats in China, including Walmart Hypermarket, Sam’s Club and Walmart supermarket.

• Walmart Hypermarket

The Walmart hypermarket store ranges from six thousand to over ten thousand square meters, and offers more than twenty thousand kinds of fresh food, clothes, household appliances, grocery and etc. The Walmart hypermarket provides one-stop shopping experiences for our customers. Meanwhile, Walmart hypermarket attracts customers for the neighboring small retailers and restaurants.

Walmart is not only committed to food safety and high quality, but also to corporate mission “save people money, so they can live better”. Walmart hypermarket launched “Worry Free Prices” commodities in all stores nationwide, which saves customers from the trouble of price comparison. Meanwhile, Walmart hypermarket offers the popular commodity combinations and continual improvement of commodity display through market research while continually upgrading stores in order to enhance customers’ shopping experience, meet customers’ demands, and promote sales growth.

Address & Contact

• Chinese Name:   沃尔玛购物广场 (深圳)
• Website:  http://www.wal-martchina.com
• Phone:  (0755) 25629815