Wal-Mart is ComingWal-Mart Stores, Inc. (branded as Walmart) is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores.It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500.The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31，1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972.Wal-Mart is the largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United States.It also owns and operates the Sam's Club retail warehouses in North America.On June 30，2008, Walmart unveiled a new company logo, featuring the non-hyphenated name "Walmart" followed by a stylized spark, as it is referred to on store advertisements.The new logo made its debut on the company's walmart.com website on July 1，2008.The new logo will eventually replace store logos at the company's US locations throughout the year.Wal-Mart Canada started to adopt the logo for its stores in early 2009.Walmart operates in Mexico as Walmex, in the United Kingdom as Asda, and in Japan as Seiyu.It has wholly-owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
