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18 Walmart Facts That'll Make Your Head Explode

Dina SpectorFeb 21, 2013, 20:57 IST

Frontpage / Shutterstock.comLast week, emails leaked from Wal-Mart's executive offices that suggested recent sales levels were a "total disaster."

But as Wal-Mart explained in its earnings announcement today, much of the weakness in sales are attributable to delayed income tax refunds, a problem that will go away.

Indeed, nothing seems to be able to slow this global retail powerhouse.

Walmart has come a long way since Sam Walton opened the first discount store in Rogers, Arkansas 50 years ago.