Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated is a mass merchandisers, which specializes in discount retail products and grocery products for the general public. In 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart discount retailer in Rogers, Arkansas, and the business has blossomed and expanded across the nation, and is even an international name. There are now over 11,000 stores across the county, including stores in each of the 50 states, and also in Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico. There are also Wal-Mart stores in 27 other countries across the globe. Wal-Mart Stores incorporated employees Over 2 million people in various levels across the nation. Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated carries a wide variety of products including households supplies, makeup, clothing, electronics, toys, school and work supplies, meat, produce, deli products, nonperishable and perishable foods, wine, alcoholic beverages, and more. The brand is well-known for their competitive pricing and value deals. Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated also brings stores like Wal-Mart International Stores, and Sam’s Club Stores, which offer major deals on wholesale goods in bulk. Overall, Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated brings in a yearly total of over $480 billion in net sales, and is one of the largest and most successful companies in the world. Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated continues to be a family name brand with their everyday low prices and convenient shopping locations.