Presented By: Phillip Dyer, Courtney Gappmayer , Ryan Green, Jaimie King, and Morreen Klement

1. Presented By: Phillip Dyer, Courtney Gappmayer, Ryan Green, Jaimie King, and Morreen Klement

2. Inside View

3. History 1962 – Walmart founded in Rogers, AR 1969 – Incorporated as Walmart Stores, Inc. 1970 – Open to the public 1990 – Nation’s leading retailer 1991 – Company opened internationally in Mexico 1999 – World's largest private employer 2003 – World’s largest grocery chain

4. Present-day Walmart • On average, Walmart serves over 176 million • 7000 facilities in 13 countries • Net sales for 2011: $419 billion "The two most important words I ever wrote were on that very first sign, 'Satisfaction Guaranteed.' They're still up there and they have made all the difference." -- Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart

5. Gender Discrimination

6. Issue Defined • 2/3 of Walmart employees are women. • Only 10% are store management. • Betty Dukes took a class-action discrimination case all the way to the supreme court. • For the lack of promotions and raises. • Case Involved 1.6 million female employees. • Case was disqualified.

7. Alternatives • Create a pay equity • Consider more women for promotions

8. Leadership and Power

9. Issue Defined • Thomas Coughlin • Board of Directors member • Hunting and travel buddy of founder Sam Walton. • Forced to resign • Stole as much as $500,000. • Asked a subordinate to approve an expense without receipts.

10. Alternatives • Create strict separation of powers • Run extensive background checks for executives

11. Employee Treatment

12. Issue Defined • Lack of meal/rest breaks • Tampering with overtime

13. Alternatives • Obey the law • Create a policy for overtime • Create a system for projected overtime report

14. Urban Sprawl

15. Issue Defined • Roads, parking, and traffic flow • Decrease in green • One Walmart = 25 acres

16. 1990 vs. 2010

17. 2004 vs. 2008

18. Alternatives • Plan a distance to limit stores in city limit • Pay for better road system and replacement of green used

19. Suppliers

20. Issue Defined • Cost burden on suppliers • Moving companies overseas • Suppliers rely on Walmart for large orders • Expanding their market share • Taking over delivery to its distribution centers • Lower own costs, raise everyone else’s

21. Alternatives • Lessen restrictions on suppliers • Stop switching suppliers once chosen

22. Abandoned Walmarts

23. Issue Defined • Unnecessary Walmarts • Special secret Walmart planning team • Stealing customers • Abandoning when objective complete • Keeping potential buyers at bay

24. Alternatives • Environment - Team seeks out buyers for the abandoned locations • Goal of finding a buyer within 1 year of abandonment • Philanthropy - Walmart donates and invests necessary materials into converting abandoned sites into Tornado Shelters

25. Recalls

26. Issue Defined • Over 240 product recalls since 1984 • Walmart’s willingness to sell deficient products • Products can injure or harm customers

27. Alternatives • Increase quality control internally • Increase quality assurance from suppliers

28. Unions

29. Issue Defined • No representation for employees • Walmart controls all employment negotiations

30. Alternatives • Introduce company-wide union for all employees • Enforce all existing unions and enable employees to elect their own unions

31. Summary

32. Recommendations • Gender discrimination • Create a pay equity • Leadership • Create strict separation of powers • Treatment of employees • Urban Sprawl • Plan a distance to limit stores in city limit

33. Recommendations • Suppliers • Lessen restrictions on suppliers • Abandoned Walmarts • Team seeks out buyers for the abandoned locations • Recalls • Increase quality control internally • Unions • Introduce company-wide union for all employees

34. Hey, WalMart? Do the Right Thing.