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Section sizes

Section size for Walmart (69 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	9,152	9,152	196	196
History	41	78,885	0	4,070
1945–1969: Early history	5,268	5,268	356	356
1969–1990: Incorporation and growth as a regional power	5,002	5,002	355	355
1990–2005: Retail rise to multinational status	12,307	12,307	669	669
2005–2010: Initiatives	31	10,709	0	615
Environmental initiatives	3,578	3,578	257	257
Branding and store design changes	4,182	4,182	238	238
Acquisitions and employee benefits	2,918	2,918	120	120
2011–2019	26,871	26,871	1,088	1,088
2020s: Development	16,909	18,687	870	987
Acquisitions and employee benefits	1,778	1,778	117	117
Operating divisions	1,934	115,117	67	4,692
Walmart U.S.	4,106	57,883	121	1,923
Walmart Supercenter	5,232	5,232	413	413
Walmart Discount Store	3,229	3,229	203	203
Walmart Neighborhood Market	9,007	9,007	365	365
Former stores and concepts	6,329	6,329	311	311
Initiatives	10,700	10,700	504	504
Numbers of stores by state	19,280	19,280	6	6
Walmart International	2,096	52,815	86	2,551
Central America	1,545	1,545	101	101
Chile	2,115	2,115	46	46
Mexico	587	587	44	44
Canada	6,483	6,483	264	264
Africa	3,175	3,175	191	191
China	3,114	3,114	157	157
India	8,799	8,799	267	267
Setbacks	15,657	15,657	845	845
Corruption charges	9,244	9,244	550	550
Sam's Club	1,961	1,961	97	97
Global eCommerce	524	524	54	54
Subsidiaries	20	4,250	0	198
Private label brands	1,574	1,574	109	109
Entertainment	2,656	2,656	89	89
Online commerce acquisitions and plans	7,947	7,947	241	241
Corporate affairs	9,846	71,399	553	2,229
Business trends	26,316	26,316	69	69
Governance	4,702	4,702	153	153
Ownership	2,794	2,794	47	47
Competition	5,292	5,292	429	429
Customer base	10,717	10,717	474	474
Sales of guns and ammunition	4,327	4,327	275	275
Technology	20	7,405	0	229
Open source software	2,765	2,765	93	93
Big data analytics	3,378	3,378	82	82
Cash handling	1,242	1,242	54	54
Charity	3,588	6,174	186	269
COVID-19	2,586	2,586	83	83
Economic impact	22	19,930	0	1,346
Effects on customers	2,274	2,274	99	99
Effects on retailers	7,644	7,644	619	619
Effects on jobs	7,248	7,248	501	501
Effects on productivity	2,742	2,742	127	127
Impact on the environment	2,510	2,510	163	163
Environmental risk	1,559	1,559	173	173
Labor relations	7,209	20,075	390	851
Gender	5,740	5,740	253	253
Sexual orientation and gender identity	7,126	7,126	208	208
Criticism and controversies	3,997	27,715	92	1,220
Animal welfare	8,249	8,249	328	328
Business practices	4,453	4,453	165	165
Crime problems	7,074	7,074	431	431
Product safety	3,942	3,942	204	204
In popular culture	1,713	1,713	0	0
See also	497	497	0	0
Notes	36	36	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
External links	1,629	1,629	0	0
Total	368,616	368,616	15,648	15,648

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Asda and Walmart

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hi editors, I noticed a slight error with the nature of Walmart's relationship with Asda. Walmart sold Asda to the Issa brothers in 2020, with the sale being finalized in February 2021 per Reuters. I noticed a couple spots in the article where it makes it seem like Asda is still owned by Walmart:

In the Introduction:
- "Walmart's investments outside the U.S. have seen mixed results. Its operations and subsidiaries in Canada, the United Kingdom (ASDA)"
  - Can this parenthetical be removed?
In the Setbacks section:
- "On October 2, 2020, it was announced that Walmart will sell a majority stake of Asda to a consortium of Zuber and Mohsin Issa (the owners of EG Group) and private equity firm TDR Capital for £6.8bn, pending approval from the Competition and Markets Authority."
  - The sale was approved in February 2021, per the Reuters article linked above, can this be updated to reflect that?
In the Global eCommerce section:
- "Based in San Bruno, California, Walmart's Global eCommerce division provides online retailing for Walmart, Sam's Club, Asda, and all other international brands."
  - Can Asda be removed from this list?

Please let me know what you think. Cheers BG at Walmart (talk) 15:42, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Encoded Talk 💬 21:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mention fintech products/services in 2020s: Development?

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jclayc (talk · contribs) has been paid by Stagwell.

Hello! As noted on my profile, my name is Clay and I work for Stagwell which has OnePay as a client so I wanted to put this into talk instead of just making the edit. (OnePay is the fintech that is behind things like the Walmart credit card and the Walmart Cash debit card: https://www.walmart.com/cp/9435689 & https://www.walmart.com/cp/one-debit-card/3747098. )

Walmart has been expanding their financial services offerings to consumers. Would it be appropriate to add a few bullets to the 2020s: Development section using the independent, substantial and reliably-sourced citations below? Thanks!

In 2021, Walmart announced acquisition of fintech companies One and Even. ^[1] ^[2]

In March 2025, Walmart named Klarna as the retailer's buy now, pay later service provider. ^[3]

In June 2025, Walmart began offering a credit card through a partnership with financial services company Synchrony Financial. ^[4]

Jclayc (talk) 21:43, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Walmart deepens relationship with OnePay, a one-stop finance app it helped create". Digiday Media. 20 Oct 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
^ Nassauer, Sarah (26 January 2022). "Walmart-Backed Fintech Startup Is Acquiring Two Firms and a New Name". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
^ Chopping, Dominic; Marchese, Adriano (17 March 2025). "Klarna Replaces Affirm as Buy-Now-Pay-Later Provider at Walmart". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ "OnePay and Synchrony Launch Credit Program With Walmart". PYMTS.com. 9 Jun 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

[1] "Walmart deepens relationship with OnePay, a one-stop finance app it helped create". Digiday Media. 20 Oct 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

[2] Nassauer, Sarah (26 January 2022). "Walmart-Backed Fintech Startup Is Acquiring Two Firms and a New Name". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

[3] Chopping, Dominic; Marchese, Adriano (17 March 2025). "Klarna Replaces Affirm as Buy-Now-Pay-Later Provider at Walmart". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

[4] "OnePay and Synchrony Launch Credit Program With Walmart". PYMTS.com. 9 Jun 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

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