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Walmart Moral and Ethical Problems
Mention the name Walmart and people whether locally or abroad will be familiar since the company has become a household name in terms of providing affordable good and commodities. Founded by Sam Walton almost 40 years ago and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, "Walmart serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at more than 8,838 retail units under 55 different banners in 15 countries. With fiscal year 2010 sales of $405 billion, Walmart employs 2.1 million associates worldwide. (Walmart, 2011)" When the company was founded in 1962, the goal of Sam Walton then was for "people to save money to help them live better (Walmart, 2011)." This has been true then as it is now because the company still does provide value for the money and source products from suppliers with low costs in order pass the savings to the customers.
Aside from the global presence of Walmart and the high income it generates, the company has pioneered in some of the better business practices especially with regards to supply chain management and customer relations management. An example of this customer service regime is the 10-Foot Rule whereby "associates (employees) take this